President Nazarbayev to visit Russia March 17

March 17, 2011 Kazakhstan’s President Nursultan Nazarbayev will pay a visit to Russia, a Tengrinews.kz journalist reports. As Kazakh Foreign Ministry spokesman told a briefing March 9, the talks will focus on Kazakh-Russian ties within bilateral and multilateral frameworks. March 3, President Nazarbayev had telephone talks with his Russian counterpart Dmitry Medvedev. The two heads of state discussed a wide range of issues, including a solemn summit to celebrate the 20th anniversary of the CIS.