Daily brief
Russia has signed a $16.5 billion deal to build Kazakhstan's first nuclear power plant, with President Tokayev thanking Putin for supporting the project. The two countries are also jointly implementing seven investment projects, and Kazakhstan's president expects bilateral trade turnover to reach $30 billion in the near future.
Russia told Kazakhstan it cannot transit oil via the Druzhba pipeline.
Astana and Moscow are discussing the launch of a gas pipeline through Kazakhstan to China.
Driverless cargo transportation has been tested on the Astana-Moscow route.