Dozens of documents being prepared for signing during Putin's Nov 27 visit to Kazakhstan - Lavrov

ASTANA. Nov 7 (Interfax) - Dozens of documents are expected to be signed during Russian President Vladimir Putin's visit to Kazakhstan set for November 27, Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said.

"Our relations are on the rise. Serious preparations for the state visit by the president of the Russian Federation to Kazakhstan on November 27 are in progress," Lavrov said at the start of extended-format talks with Kazakh Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Murat Nurtleu.

"As we have just discussed in the narrow format, tens of documents are being prepared. Their preparation will be expedited in order to make the upcoming summit as content-rich as possible," he said.