Putin to meet with Tokayev in Sochi on Aug 19 - Kremlin

MOSCOW. Aug 18 (Interfax) - Russian President Vladimir Putin will meet with his Kazakh counterpart Kassym-Jomart Tokayev in Sochi on August 19, the Kremlin press service said on Thursday.

"As a continuation of their regular summit-level dialogue, it is planned to discuss the further development of Russian-Kazakh relations of strategic partnership and cooperation," the press service said.

The sides will also "touch upon the bilateral interaction in integration unions, including the Commonwealth of Independent States where Kazakhstan is presiding this year," it said.

The Kazakh presidential press service said, for its part, that the Tokayev-Putin meeting "will address relevant aspects of the Kazakh-Russian strategic partnership, including further development of trade and economic cooperation."