OREANDA-NEWS. Prime Minister of Kazakhstan Askar Mamin, during a meeting with Russian Prime Minister Mikhail Mishustin in Alma-Ata, proposed to continue work on expanding the range of goods and services supplied. This was reported by the press service of the Prime Minister of Kazakhstan on Friday.

“In order to maintain high positive dynamics in trade and economic cooperation, it's necessary to continue joint work on expanding the range of goods and services supplied, establishing direct contacts between our business circles, as well as promoting goods on the markets of third countries. This important work is also being carried out on the site of the Eurasian Economic Commission, - said Mom.

During the meeting, issues of further development of bilateral cooperation in the industrial, energy, military-technical, space, water and environmental spheres, as well as interaction within the framework of the Eurasian Economic Union and other integration associations were discussed.

"Askar Mamin and Mikhail Mishustin emphasized the importance of quality preparation for the upcoming XVII Forum of interregional cooperation on the theme of Environmental Cooperation in Kokshetau in November this year. The necessity of intensifying work on the implementation of the joint action program signed at last year’s forum in Omsk was noted checkpoints on the Kazakh-Russian border", the press service said.