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[00:39:41]Mr. President, esteemed members of the Russian delegation. Once again, I would like to greet you in our capital where you traveled with a state visit which uh has great significance for the future strengthening and development of our strategic partnership of the allied relationship.

[00:40:12]We just held the talks in a restricted format and we agreed that there are no issues on our agenda which is the result of our joint effort and we can state that main agreements that we are about to sign.

[00:40:42]They've been thoroughly and properly drafted and prepared. And we see, we consider your visit as a confirmation of the special character relationship between our states and firm resolution to continue to develop it in the spirit of comprehensive strategic partnership and alliance. For Kazakhstan, I'm not going to hide it. Close friendly ties with Russia is a priority and you are well aware of that and we are well aware of that and due to joint efforts the bilateral cooperation continues to develop across the board and all the fields and it serves as a model as the great example of interstate relations. As I have said, we've held successful talks in the restricted format and we reaffirmed our mutual willingness to continue to strengthen our multi-dimensional partnership.

[00:41:46]There are no so-called disputes between our countries.

[00:41:54]There is a positive dynamics.

[00:41:57]We keep on developing our cooperation, filling it with new ideas and new projects. And in this regard, I would like to mark the great significance of the statement that we're going to make on the seven pillars on the good neighborly relations between the people of Kazakhstan and Russia. This document reflects the spirit of our relationship and it solidifies our commitment to continue to develop them in the long term which is important with great satisfaction. And I would like to note that despite the difficult global situation, our cooperation especially in the economic field is developing, is growing, the trade is growing and uh we've we were happy to note that during our bilateral meeting previously and we are developing inter regional relations between our countries and now we have a good tradition the forum of inter regional cooperation and from what I understand the next forum will take place insk I was told that it is going to be held in August 20th which is which works for me and for my colleagues and I believe on that day we can hold um an inter regional forum inter regional cooperation forum in As for the mutual trade indicators soon, I'm sure of that it will exceed the milestone figure of $30 billion and it is of utmost importance that Russia is the largest investor into Kazakhstan's economy among all the states in the world.

[00:44:02]Kazakhstan's investment into Russian economy exceeded 29 billion dollars which is a pretty solid number. It's a very good number and it is a result of our joint effort by the administrations by the governments and as we agreed we will continue with this effort.

[00:44:26]As of today, we formed a pool of 177 joint efforts to the tune of practically 53 billion of investment fund and I would like to say that 122 projects entered the operational cycle. So they are being implemented.

[00:44:51]We are working on them and it is very important to show our mutual interest to continue to develop our cooperation and it is in the best interests of the peoples of our countries. It is supported by our people and I would like to mention cultural and humanitarian cooperation as well that was on our agenda as well. We successfully cooperate in the field of education, culture, science, sports and of course it helps bring our peoples even closer together. Recently we held the days of Russia in Astana in Kazakhstan and the it was very warmly received by the citizens of the capital. Last year we inaugurated the alia of friendship of Kazakhstan and Russia and a square friendship in in Moscow.

[00:45:45]We are strengthening humanitarian people-to-people contacts especially between younger generation which will be facilitated by the games of friendship in Astana. They will be open in late July and they will continue throughout almost the entire August. And I would like to mention the serious project which I personally support because I believe it is very important for the personnel training for ensuring the future of our countries and we commence the construction of the relevant infrastructure and almati and we will continue with this project across the country to improve the level of our education. And I would like to express my gratitude to all the people who are involved with this project from your side for their resolution to continue to work together and for their professional approach and for flexibility because sometimes there are matters that require flexible decisions and it's a very promising project. As for international contacts, we exchange views on this topic as well.

[00:47:02]Practically on all the items of international agenda, we cooperate. We work together. And I would like to mention the fact that Kazakhstan and Russia together work quite efficiently within the format central Asia Russia. I believe that this format must be strengthened considering the attention that the world is showing to the region of Central Asia which will also discussed openly and in great detail and I will also express your view of that. I would like to express my gratitude for the article that was published before your visit. It was a very interesting article.

[00:47:52]It received very positive reception from our people and the main ideas of this article expressed in this article regarding the political strategy of our state and of everything that is being done in our country to strengthen its economic potential. And of course I will say that It's difficult to overestimate the role that Russia is playing in this regard.

[00:48:21]Thank you for this state visit attracted a lot of attention from among our people and from abroad as well and uh from the professionals in the field and we will continue to work to strengthen the strategic partnership and allied relations between our countries.

[00:48:47]Thank you very much.

[00:48:51]Your excellency, Mr. President, Russian Kazakhstan relations are on the rise.

[00:48:56]They are dynamically developing based on the principles of equality and mutual respect. During your visit to Moscow last year, we said that bilateral relations have reached the level of comprehensive strategic partnership and alliance. And this is true. We work in all the fields.

[00:49:20]And of course we were very happy to see you in Moscow or when you attended the celebrations dedicated to the great victory and 9th of May. We cherish the memory of the heroic deeds of the soldiers and of the homeront workers that made a significant contribution to the victory over Nazism.

[00:49:46]We have a very busy schedule of this visit.

[00:49:51]We started last night actually and we have continued this work in restricted format and we will make an important joint statement and you've mentioned the seven pillars of the relations between Russia and Kazakhstan. We've drafted a big package of various agreements that cover all areas from economy and energy to culture and humanitarian projects.

[00:50:21]I'm confident as I've just said that we will not just sign this agreements.

[00:50:30]It will serve as the to strengthen the foundation of our relations. Russia is among the leading trade partners of Kazakhstan. In 2025, the trade between our countries grew steadily. We've also discussed this in during the restricted format talk. We have a lot of joint investment projects between our countries and this is just the beginning because as we've discussed our teams did a great job to prepare for today's meeting and we have some promising areas that will yield good results. You've mentioned the inter regional relations and I would like to reaffirm that we hold annual inter regional cooperation forums. Last November such a forum was held in Kazakhstan. It was the 21st forum of this kind and I'm sure that the next forum that will be held on August 20th in arms will yield good results.

[00:51:37]I've also marked this date for myself.

[00:51:39]I'm sure this forum will be useful and we've also discussed cultural and humanitarian cooperation in November 2025 in Moscow. We successfully held the days of Kazakhstan culture in Moscow. You've mentioned days of Russian culture held in Kazakhstan.

[00:51:58]These events are very important to develop our cooperation because it's a vital track for us. the humanitarian relations and it is very important to develop context between our citizens. In Russian universities, we have some 60,000 Kazakhstan nationals studying there and we have eight branches of the eight leading Russian universities operating in Kazakhstan. And I would like to mention the establishment at your initiative, Mr. the establishment of the international organization on Russian language. It has already started its work and yesterday during our meeting our conversation in informal setting you mentioned that as well and you gave some ideas about how the future of this organization could look like. I heard some very useful initiatives And I would like to thank you for that. I believe the our joint work at the Eurasian Economic Union, CSTTO, CS, SEO breaks and the UN trip as a model of joint effort on the in the international affairs level.

[00:53:24]This year our countries preside over key organizations in the CIS. Russia presides over the collective security treaty organization. It summit will take place in Moscow in November and Kazakhstan is presiding over the Eurasian Economic Union. In conclusion of our visit, we will join other leaders of the Eurasian Economic Union, head of state.

[00:53:52]We will attend the summit under your presidency. We highly appreciate the work our Kazakhstan's partners made to prepare for the Supreme Council session of the Eurasian Economic Union where we will make uh decisions to deepen the integration processes within these organizations. So we work hard, we work in all the areas, in all the fields. I would like to thank you for the invitation. I have no doubt that our work will be useful for the both sides.

[00:54:24]Thank you.

[00:54:28]I've already said that there are no large Russian companies, private company or state company that is not represented to our market.

[01:57:13]The president of the republic of Kazakhstan, Camilaray. If Ladies and gentlemen, we are presenting the joint projects of the Republic of Kazakhstan and the Russian Federation in the field of trade and economic cooperation.

[01:58:15]Foreign speech. Foreign speech. Foreign speech.

[01:58:46]Fore capital.

[01:59:11]Foreom speech.

[02:01:05]The next project is launching the First unmanned cargo round between Astron and Moscow. The world is changing with the technology what's in future. Recently now becoming part of reality innovations were introduced in all the areas of life in transport as one of the best example of these changes. unmanned technology open a new stage of the cargo shipping the using the unmanned lorries of Gamas inaugurated flagship project between the two capitals high precision and high level of safety and security for new standard in the field of modern logistics. These advantages allow to make these routes more competitive and to enhance the amount of shipping unmanned transport vehicles past the international route of some 3,000 kilometers in two days which shortened the amount of time by more than two times. It showed great potential and the site plan to start the joint institutional legal framework and the necessary infrastructure. Today we see not only introduction of the new technologies, it's the new stage of the unmanned shipping, the presentation of the amort tigers that were brought back from Russia into Kazakhstan. The decision to hand over tigers Russia the Kazakhstan was reached between the two heads of state. It's a symbol of the friendship and good neighborly relations between our countries. The shared responsibility for preserving the legacy of Eurasia.

[02:02:49]The personal support of the heads of state gave a new impetus to these initiatives which opened up an avenue to implement one of the most essential environmental projects in the region.

[02:03:01]Tigers symbolize strength, sustainability and the great level of relationship between Russia and Kazakhstan based on cooperation, mutual support. The Turan tiger lived in Central Asia and for decades it was believed to be lost in the region but today great efforts are being met made to bring it back to its natural habitat.

[02:03:31]It was brought back to the natural reserve near Almati, which includes unique complexes that establish conditions to repopulate this area with the tigers and to preserve biodiversity.

[02:03:44]This project has not only been serving as an example of international cooperation in environmental protection, but also a symbol of strengthening cooperation between the Republic of Kazakhstan and the Russian Federation.

[02:03:58]May joint efforts of our country serve the cause of peace, sustainable development and preservation of shared natural wealth for the future generations. We start the ceremony of placing capsule on the construction site of the Kazakhstan serious project.

[02:04:21]is the city of the future where creative ideas are being born and new generation of leaders are raised. This is where we will inaugurate Kazakhstan Syria school a space for talented youth. The decision was made by the president in 2025. The head of state Kasim Jamar Tuk announced the construction of Syri Kazakhstan and almati. This initiative was supported by the president of the Russian Federation Vladimir Putin in January 2026. The first stone was placed at the construction site near Almati for the Kazakhstan series school. The studies will the classes will be taught in Russian and in Kazak languages. A lot of various disciplines will be taught here at Kazakhstan series is not a simple school. It is a educational ecosystem, a territory of opportunities for the new generation that will bring new ideas that will change the world already tomorrow. The floor is given to the education minister of the republic of Kazan and to the head of the city's territory, the head of the educational foundation talent and success.

[02:05:34]Mr. President Akive, President Putin, today following your instructions in Astana, we place a capsule at the construction site for the Kazakhstan series school that is bringing together a kindergarten nursery international school and also the youth technological park series. The goal of this project is to form and development of and assisting talented children.

[02:06:07]Capsule is placed by the best students of Astana who are also participants of a various scientific international scientific Olympiads.

[02:06:20]President Tai, President Putin, I would like to add that in 10 years of the serious existence in Russia, we proved that if we bring children in the right environment, we can help them develop, we can tap into their potential. And I'm very glad that we are building a foundation for this environment here in AA. And I would like to thank everyone who made it possible.

[02:06:45]And I please allow uh to play the capsule, the first graduates of the Kazakhstan School, numerous alumni of our technological park. We speak to you from 2026.

[02:07:10]We are here at the very beginning of construction. And we believe that you will be the ones who will change this world for the better. Scientists, engineers, artists, teachers, doctors, and professionals of the new times. May the Kazakhstan become a place where great ideas for entire mankind are born.

[02:07:30]You have entire world of opportunities in front of you.

[02:07:34]Don't be afraid of learning new things and exploring the unknown. Move towards the new discoveries. President says that the future of the country is in the hands of the talented and educated youth. President of Russia Vladimir Putin believes that series helps children to learn to work hard and to learn hard and may the series be the symbol of unity.

[02:08:02]We speak with faith in our future.

[02:08:06]Kazakhstan series is a great family.

[02:09:13]Ladies and gentlemen, we start the signing ceremony.

[02:09:18]of the bilateral documents.

[02:09:38]President, President of the Republic of Kazakhstan, Kasimu Mark and President of the Russian Federation Vladimir Putin are signing joint statement on the seven pillars of friendship and neighborly relations between the peoples of Kazakhstan and Russia.

[02:10:53]Director Alex, the chair of the Kistan's agency on nuclear power and the general director of the state corporation on nuclear Our rasata Maliki Khachov are exchanging intergovernmental agreements on the main principles and conditions of cooperation on the construction of the nuclear power plant on the territory of the Republic of Kazakhstan and also on the state loan to fund this construction.

[02:12:02]Minister, the Ministry of Education of the Republic of Kazakhstan and the Ministry of Education of the Russian Federation exchange intergovernmental agreement on the establishment in the Republic of Kazakhstan. an international school and center for the gifted children Kazakhstan Syria.

[02:12:41]Energy Minister of the Republic of Kazakhstan and Energy Minister of the Russian Federation are exchanging intergovernmental agreements on the expansion of cooperation in the oil industry.

[02:13:06]Constantine.

[02:13:20]Minister, Minister of Science, Higher Education of the Republic of Kazakhstan, Deputy Minister of Science and Higher Education of the Russian Federation are exchanging interdep departmental agreement on funding the costs for the studies of the Russian nationals in the Oscal Farabi University.

[02:13:59]terrorism, the head of the agency of the Republic of Kazakhstan and financial monitoring and the ambassador of the Russian Federation in the Republic of Kazakhstan are exchanging an additional agreement on cooperation in the field of countering the legalization of the income that was received with criminal means and funding of terrorism.

[02:14:54]the governor of the Kazakhstan central bank and the governor of the central bank of the Russian Federation are exchanging agreements on the currency swap and memorandum on countering fraud fraudulent operation.

[02:15:24]Minister, the transport minister of the Republic of Kazakhstan and the transport minister of the Russian Federation are exchanging plans of events on interdep departmental cooperation in the field of the development of digitalization in the field of transportation.

[02:15:50]Alexander The head of the agency of the Republic of Kazakhstan on nuclear power and the head of the federal service on environmental technological and nuclear monitoring are exchanging plans of events in the field of interdep departmental cooperation in the field of monitoring nuclear and radiation safety for the years 2026 2030.

[02:16:51]minister the minister of healthcare of the republic of Kazakhstan and the head of the federalist service on monitoring in the field of protection of customers right and well-being of person are exchanging plans of practical events on interdep departmental cooperation.

[02:17:31]the head, the chairman of the board of the Kazakhstan and the general director and the head of the board of the Russian railroads are exchanging plans of the joint efforts to develop digitalization in the field of railway cargo shipment.

[02:17:56]Ladies and gentlemen, the signing ceremony and exchange of bilateral documents is over.

[02:18:11]Now the heads of state are going to make statements for the media.

[02:18:22]Mr. President, distinct members of the delegations.

[02:18:27]Today we are happy to receive here in Astina on a state visit the president of the Russian Federation esteemed Vladimir Putin. We see this visit as a significant step in developing strategic partnership and allied relations between Kazakhstan and Russia.

[02:18:53]First of all, I would like to thank the president of Russia for an article that was published on the of our summit in Kazakhstan. This article generated a lot of interest because it contains a lot of factual data and conclusions that are of great significance for the further successful development of cooperation that is b based on good neighborly relations and mutual respect.

[02:19:24]And I agree with the idea that the foundation of the Russian Kazakhstani cooperation is our shared responsibility for the stability and development of the entire Eurasian space. And I would like to express our cordial gratitude for the kind words to Kazakhstan and reforms that we are carrying out in the country. This visit is showing the qualitative changes in our bilateral cooperation which is corroborated by this objective data. The trade volume is predicted to reach $30 billion. As for the volume of investment, Russia is now a number one country among all the states in the world.

[02:20:16]We have a portfolio of promising projects of economic cooperation. It contains 177 projects out of which 122 projects have entered the operational cycle. So they are being implemented and Kazakhstan cherishes the ties of eternal friendship and strategic partnership with Russia. We have always seen Russia as a great Eurasian state with rich past and huge potential for the future development.

[02:20:52]already now despite all the difficulties and all the sanctions the Russian economy if we consider the purchasing power parity in accordance with the data of the leading financial institutions has become a number four country in the world and number one country in Europe last year the volume of the Russia's GDP exceeded $2.5 trillion which is uh impressive results. Having vast mineral resources, great engineering and scientific expertise, and well-trained personnel, Russia will never lose its leading positions in the global economy and it will play a significant role on the global arena as well. As for the prospects of cooperation between our countries, I would like to note the significance of the joint statement that we have adopted today on the seven pillars of friendship and good neighborly relations between the peoples of Kazakhstan and Russia. This document was thought through and it's very rational from the point of view of the goals that it specifies. It explains the framework and the goals for the long-term development of strategic partnership and good neighborly relations between our countries.

[02:22:22]The cooperation between Russia and Kazakhstan has reached such an unprecedented level and it is a merit of President Putin being an eminent politician, global scale politician. You pursue the policy aimed at strengthening Russia as a great power, strengthening its status as great power.

[02:22:53]No global level problem can be resolved without Russia's participation. You are leading the country in a very difficult period when the world order is being transformed and your mission as a faithful is faithful for the Russian state and for the people of Russia.

[02:23:17]Kazakhstan is interested in seeing Russia succeeding in developing its economy and accomplishing its goals on the international arena because our state is the foundation of the greater Eurasian space. We work together to ensure strong and indivisible security in Eurasia. We are united by cultural ties, by mentality, by traditions and most importantly we are united by the longest borderline in the world. So eternal friendship, good neighborly relations, mutual trust is not mere m. This is the gist of peaceful coexistence of our peoples and a guarantee for their success in all areas of cooperation of of their efforts. We understand it well in Kazakhstan and we perceive it as such.

[02:24:18]That's why we we believe that comprehensive cooperation with Russia is our priority.

[02:24:24]It is our sacred duty as the heads of state to ensure that this is truly happening because friendship and cooperation between Kazakhstan and Russia there is no alternative to these relations and it is very important that today's talks with the participation of big delegations were held in business-like and constructive atmosphere. We exchanged views in productive fashion on all the items of our agenda. We reached agreements of strategic character and we paid a lot a lot of attention to the matters of security in Eurasia.

[02:25:05]Considering the unending turbulency in the global affairs, we especially appreciate reliable models of interstate partnership. The relations between Russia and Kazakhstan, they are time-t tested. They withtood the time of the test of time. And now we are basing our cooperation on large scale project that yield practical benefits to the peoples of the both countries. sustainable trade ties. The entrepreneurial activity ensures the stability, stable growth for the economies both in Russia and in Kazakhstan.

[02:25:54]The volume of mutual trade in the last five years grew by $1 billion. We also steadily develop our investment cooperation. As it's been said, Russia has become a leader. If we speak about direct investment into the economy of Kazakhstan and the total volume of investment exceeded 29 billion dollars and Kazakhstan's investments in the economy of Russia reached $9 billion which is also a good indicator.

[02:26:27]More than 20,000 companies with Russian participation are actively engaged in work in Kazakhstan and uh Inter regional forum that is going to take place on August 20th will give an additional impetus to our joint effort to enhance the potential of the Russian Kazakhstani cooperation investment and trade and economy and in other important areas. And I would like to say that energy is one of such examples of good cooperation. and the agreement on the construction of the nuclear power plant Bhash has a great significance for our countries. I would like to express my gratitude to the president of the Russian Federation for his resolute personal support for this large-scale project that is going to become a driving force for the scientific and technological cooperation between our countries and it will help us develop other areas of energy and industry overall for our country.

[02:27:46]For our countries, it is important to resolve the issues of extraction, shipping and energy supplies to the domestic market and to the international markets because a lot depends on our countries transport connectivity in Eurasia. Kazakhstan and Russia are productively working on developing transcontinental corridors, north south corridors and east west corridors. And we are making a systemic effort to optimize tariffs to facilitate the administrative procedures and to develop transporter and other infrastructure.

[02:28:27]That's why the shipping volumes are growing and last year it reached 92 million tons which is 3.5% growth. And we plan to continue to enhance these numbers by introducing state-of-the-art digital solutions and artificial intelligence technology.

[02:28:48]We can site as an example the launch of unmanned lorries between our countries and the cooperation in space exploration also very promising. The Bikenor Kasmod drrome serves as the great example of fruitful scientific operation. The implementation of the joint project by including the recent successful launch of the Sus 5 carrier opens up new avenues for strengthening our country's positions on the space exploration services globally.

[02:29:34]And yet another example of our cooperation is the four Ammer tigers that were brought from Russia to Kazakhstan. You've just seen this. Thank you so much for supporting our measures to reintroduce these tigers in Kazakhstan.

[02:29:53]Everyone in our country knows about this valuable gift. I would like to express our gratitude to all the Kazakhstani and Russian specialists who were part of this unique project. It was a very noble cause. During the negotiations, we also discuss the cultural and humanitarian cooperation in Kazakhstan and in Russia.

[02:30:14]We regularly hold cross-cultural years and it serves as a demonstration of the big range of our shared cultural legacy.

[02:30:27]Historians and political analysts of both countries are meeting regularly.

[02:30:33]This year we are going to hold third media forum of Russia and Kazakhstan. It will serve to help develop efficient cooperation in the media sphere. We need such events to exchange experience to counter together attempts of disinformation, attempts to saw divergence between our countries and our peoples.

[02:30:59]and three games of the future that are going to be hosted by Astana in July August of this year. We also attach great significance to this and I would like to speak about school education projects. We held two summits of the serious talents here which serves as an example of the systemic effort to develop talented gifted children in Almati. We started the construction of the Syria center and we have just witnessed the similar ceremony the laying the foundation of the Syria center and these centers can become a calling card of our cooperation in the humanitarian field. It will help us strengthen the intellectual capacities and potential of our countries.

[02:31:57]I believe this visit of President Putin was very successful.

[02:32:04]It uh is going to strengthen our strategic partnership and allied relations and the documents that we signed, the agreements that we reach that we reached reflect the gist of the Russian Kazakhstani cooperation, the traditions of good neighborly relations where both countries are striving for the progress in all areas in all the fields. In conclusion, I would like to express my sincere gratitude to the president of the Russian Federation for his significant contribution to the development of the relations between Russia and Kazakhstan. It is with great satisfaction I would like to say that the outcome of your state visit proved the special nature of our interstate cooperation. And I have no doubt that with joint effort, by working together, we will continue to walk on this path that is leading to the strengthening of our strategic partnership and allied relations in the name of well-being and prosperity of our countries and of our peoples.

[02:33:16]Thank you, >> esteemed president. Ladies and gentlemen, friends, first of all, I would like to thank once again president of Kazakhstan for this invitation to visit your country to come here on the state visit and for a very warm, cordial welcome extended to the entire Russian delegation. Our today's talks were held and business-like and constructive key.

[02:33:48]They were pretty successful which reflect the truly friendly good neighborly relations between Russia and Kazakhstan.

[02:33:58]We substantively discussed the main areas of bilateral cooperation and politics, economy, culture in the field of humanitarian relations. We also discussed the items of the global affairs. We signed a joint statement where we lined out the priorities of strengthening of the entire range of the Russian Kazakhstani relations. We also signed a number of important interdep departmental intergovernmental documents that in in various fields from nuclear power and finance to healthcare and education. We attached great significance and great attention to the economic cooperation during the talks last year. The trade turnover as president mentioned was almost $29 billion and of course we are moving to this milestone of $30 billion. I'm sure that we are going to reach this milestone and even exceed it and we are diversify the trade turnover and almost all the settlements between our two countries are being made in national currencies.

[02:35:11]So the import and export transactions are well protected from any external influence and any negative trends on the global markets. Russia is among the leading investors into the Kazakhstan economy. The total volume of the Russian investment is nearing $30 billion.

[02:35:33]More than 23,000 organization with Russian participation are active in Kazakhstan. 70 large scale joint projects in various fields of the Kazakhstan's economy are being implemented. We steadily strengthen the bilateral cooperation in the field of energy. This is true. The president of Kazakhstan mentioned that the major volume of the Kazakhstan's export is going through Russia and Russian oil is moving through Kazakhstan's territory being supplied to China and other Asian countries. Gas promise supplying gas to consumers in the north of Kazakhstan.

[02:36:15]It has been so since the times of the Soviet Union.

[02:36:19]Russia has always supplied uh a lot of energy to this region of Kazakhstan which is profitable for Kazakhstan. They don't need to build any additional routes, any additional pipelines.

[02:36:34]Also, we are carrying out transit supplies to the neighboring countries of Tajikistan and Kyrgyzstan. Hydro is joining the hydro energy projects in Kazakhstan. We also have transporter energy supplies. This area is very well developed. We have flagship projects in nuclear power with the participation of Russam. They're going to build the very first nuclear power plant built with the use of the state-of-the-art Russian technology. We agreed on the parameters of the NPP construction and on the funding of this construction with the Russian issued loan.

[02:37:16]It will make great contribution to energy security of the Kazakhstan's economy. It will help provide environmentally friendly energy to the Kazakhstan's household.

[02:37:27]And we are not just speaking about the construction of a nuclear power plant.

[02:37:31]We are speaking about an entire industry that includes education, training of personnel, etc. A number of large scale projects in automotive industry is also being implemented by our both countries.

[02:37:45]the production of mineral fertilizers.

[02:37:48]We're strengthening cooperation in the area of raw metals, rare earth medals and we are developing key Eurasian transfer corridors as well.

[02:38:03]We are enhancing the throughput capacity at the transporter checkpoints. We are enhancing railway transportation, water transportation, aerial transportation. We have a unmanned cargo route between the two countries which you could see during the presentation, the video presentation. We are working together at the Bikenor Kasmodrome. We built a new launch pad and last month as president Tukive mentioned we launched a new state-of-the-art so use five rocket we are moving at a good rate in our cooperation in the field of digitalization Russia and Kazakhstan work together to develop artificial intelligence and other state-of-the-art solutions in various sectors of the economy.

[02:39:00]And this cooperation, the advanced technology cooperation will be discussed during the summit of the Eurasian Economic Union that will be attended by the its member states. And we also do a lot together to protect our environment.

[02:39:20]For example, at the Caspian Sea and at the transporter rivers, we are finalizing the plans of the joint water management efforts at the Urish River.

[02:39:33]We can site an example of our cooperation in environment protection is repopulation of the Amor tiger in Kazakhstan in the nature reserve near Almati. And we are also actively developing uh humanitarian cooperation between our countries.

[02:39:54]We cooperate in science and education in sport.

[02:40:00]Our youth cooperating more than 60,000 Kazakhstan students study in Russia. We have several branches of the leading Russian universities operating in Kazakhstan.

[02:40:18]Uh our academy helps train Kazakhstan's state officials and it is important that Russian is widely used in Kazakhstan and its use is supported by the leadership of the republic.

[02:40:32]the new articles of constitution that were adopted after the referendum here in Kazakhstan March 15th.

[02:40:43]These articles reaffirm the official status of Russian language in Kazakhstan and it was the initiative of president took on the establishment of the international organization on Russian language and in March.

[02:40:58]The first ministerial conference took place in Moscow and it launched the operations of this new organization that is aimed at preservation of the joint Russian speaking cultural space. President, we are, President T, we appreciate very much these initiatives of yours and we in Russia, we help Kazakhstan with building the schools where the disciplines are taught in Russian and we help with this effort to develop Russian language in Kazakhstan. And with our support, we're also developing a joint center for the gifted children. We've just witnessed the launch of this project.

[02:41:49]I mean the serious Kazakhstan project and today we've also launched the construction of the second school second school this time in AA. Now we are developing ties in sports.

[02:42:03]Kazakhstan is going to host third games of the future tournament. Russia was uh one of the founding countries of this competition that combines classic sport disciplines and cyber sport disciplines.

[02:42:20]When discussing key international matters we we understood that our positions are similar or very close. We coordinate our efforts at the UN and other multilateral organizations in CIS and CSTTO and Shanghai Cooperation Organization. And of course, I would like to note the successful presidency of Kazakhstan over the Eurasian Economic Union. Tomorrow at this summit, we are going to make a number of essential decisions to strengthen our integrational cooperation. And in conclusion, I would like to once again say the words of gratitude to President Tukai to all our Kazakhstani friends for the warm welcome for making this visit possible. I'm sure that this visit, these talks will help strengthen the multi-layered, multi-dimensional relations for the for the good of our countries and of our peoples. Thank you.

[02:46:50]H you hurt you. You hurt you. You esteemed and the state participants of the forum. Ladies and gentlemen, first of all, I would like to express our sincere gratitude to everyone for attending this session. The attendance of the heads of state and representatives from the observers. It emphasizes the importance and the significance of the topic that we are discussing of artificial intelligence. one of the decising decided factors of the development that has an impact on the quality of state administration science, human capital and other areas. And in this regard, the topic of our plenary session has strategic and practical dimension for the entire Eurasian space. We need to discuss the approaches and the goals and we need to discuss solutions based on compatibility, trust and technological cooperation. It is with this approach that the EU countries can adapt to the global challenges and create new growth points by using integration.

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[08:05:56]At the initiative of our head of state, we declared this year the year of digitalization, artificial intelligence.

[08:06:03]We are implementing initiatives in this field. We are developing the national infrastructure for AI. We are introducing it this solutions in our digital platforms in our personal training systems. Against this backdrop, we are really interested in looking at what place our countries can take in the developing digital infrastructure in the world and what priorities are decisive for our digital infrastructure.

[08:06:30]Esteemed President Tukai, the floor is yours, please.

[08:06:47]esteemed hesitates to esteemed participants of the forum. I would like to express my sincere gratitude to everyone attending this forum to the leaders of the member states of the observers all the guests for attending this important event. Eurasian Economic Forum, effective is an efficient platform for professional and fruitful dialogue on the priority matters of the Eurasian integration. And I'm convinced that the ideas that will be presented today, initiatives, suggestions, proposals will give an additional impetus to mutually beneficial cooperation within our alliance, within our union. It is important to understand that the Eurasian economic union is not just a regional integrational union but it is an important part of global economy against the backdrop of unprecedented geopolitical turbulency.

[08:07:54]Our states due to our coordinated efforts managed to ensure sustainable growth of our economies ensure its competitiveness at the global market. Currently we are faced with strategically important goal of the further dynamic development and strengthening potential of the Eurasian economic union.

[08:08:20]In this era of rapid changes and reorientation of the global economic ties, we need to consolidate and coordinate our efforts aimed at countering negative global trends.

[08:08:38]The situation at the global markets is difficult and unpredictable. Traditional economic challenges are now enhanced by the large scale digital shift that will soon reformat all the rules of the game.

[08:08:59]And in this regard, the topic of our reform acquires an additional dimensionology.

[08:09:06]Additional urgency, we can see the fast development of this technology of artificial intelligence and we see how it's becoming an significant part of the modern economy. international analysts for from Goldman Sachs. They believe that over the next decade the growth of the GDP as a result of the employment of artificial intelligence will be some 7 trillion dollars.

[08:09:34]This will result in the establishment of new technological status quo which will lead to the change in the employment structure across the board in the economy. For example, the International Monetary Fund believes that introduction of artificial intelligence will cause the reduction of some 40% of jobs across the globe and we will need to retrain hundreds hundreds of millions of people in various parts of the world. They will need to learn new skills. They will need to learn new competences. And uh welloff states will face new challenges of unprecedented scale and the education systems will need to adapt it well and the key challenge in this regard is will we be able to use the digital technology as an efficient tool of the rapid economic and social growth and we can say without exaggeration that The successful successfully addressing this challenge will help every country with that has any ambition ambition to develop.

[08:10:58]That's why Kazakhstan suggest suggested the practical use of the artificial intelligence technology to ensure the so-called four freedoms within the union to strengthen our competitive edge.

[08:11:10]First of all, I'm speaking about the member states competitive edge and Kazakhstan is successfully introducing smart platform in our governance systems and in the real sector of our economy.

[08:11:24]Last year, addressing the people, I said that we want to turn Kazakhstan into a digital state and to make this effort systemic.

[08:11:34]This year, the year 2026 was declared the year of artificial intelligence and digital development.

[08:11:45]Outlining the future, we prioritize safety of our citizens in the digital environment. The new constitution of Kazakhstan for the first time stipulate the right for the protection of private data. There is a ban on illegal collection and the use of data including with the use of digital tools. It is a very important thing. So now it's part of the constitution to enhance and to introduce these innovations. We established the ministry of artificial intelligence and digital development and we also established a council on the development of artificial intelligence which includes leading experts both from Kazakhstan and abroad, business representatives and state officials. And we also expedited the development of the necessary infrastructure. For the first time in Kazakhstan, we launched two supercomputers based on the advanced technologies developed by Nvidia which is one of the leaders in this industry.

[08:12:58]Another priority for us are development of data centers, data procession centers, infrastructure and we need to tap into the experience of global attack giants and we're also investing in developing human capital in LNI center. We launched two schools of new generation.

[08:13:25]Tomorrow school so-called tomorrow schools and number of research labs by such companies as Telegram for example.

[08:13:35]Two weeks ago I signed a decree on the measures on introduction of artificial intelligence in secondary school education in Kazakhstan. Our goal, our objective is to enhance the competences of the teachers with the emphasis on the comprehensive approach on developing the necessary standards. Kazakhstan is open for cooperation with the Eurasian Economic Union member states to ensure the quality shift towards the digital transformation.

[08:14:12]We need to introduce new technologies.

[08:14:14]First of all, the AI in the field of trade and logistics to expedite customs procedures. We need to harmonize our digital structures which will help with the resolving the bottlenecks and also to facilitate the shipments and other transportation matters.

[08:14:44]If we recognize electronic signatures that our countries use will immensely help with this effort. It has a vast practical significance to broaden industrial cooperation. And we also need to prioritize the introduction of AI systems in agrarian industry to enhance the food security. The use of the new technologies will serve as an important factor in ensuring dynamic growth for the Eurasian Union member states. And the new technologies should not become a source of the so-called digital gaps between the Eurasian Economic Union member states. On the contrary, they need to become a tool for the connectivity between our countries, tool of synergy between our countries.

[08:15:40]We are adopting joint statement on the responsible development of AI that we introduced last year. And the main objective of this statement of this document is to put on paper the approaches of the member states to ensure safe and production of this technology with the consideration of everyone's interests. Using the opportunity, I would like to express my gratitude to all the member states of the Eurasian Economic Union for their assistance in developing and endorsing this important document.

[08:16:20]The change of world order based on the new technological and economic system is creating a unique window of opportunities that we need to efficiently use to strengthen our position in this bright new world. We intend to seize this chance. Thank you for attention.

[08:16:50]Thank you, President.

[08:17:00]Belarus is traditionally strong manufacturing based, well-developed engineering school and lots of experience employing IT solutions in the real sector. It would be interesting to hear how artificial intelligence can become a practical instrument of developing economy. Please, I'm passing the microphone to you, President Lucasenko.

[08:17:41]after such a bright and progressive speech.

[08:17:45]I have quite large shoes to fill with the material I have on hand that was prepared for me in advance in Belarus.

[08:17:59]Please consider that my first education is my first profession is teacher and every lecture and every lesson as a professional teacher I would start with the basics.

[08:18:15]The notion of artificial intelligence is more than 70 years old already.

[08:18:22]It's not today's novelty and in Belarus systemic work on the subject has been going on since the middle of 1960s when the institute of technical cybernetics was established in Minsk.

[08:18:43]So our school has taken decades to form.

[08:18:46]We preserved it and we developed it even in the troubled times of the collapse of the great country.

[08:18:56]And if I may deviate, I think it would be good to give some terms and definitions as an experienced lecturer. So what is artificial intelligence?

[08:19:10]I don't want to say that half of the people here haven't gone deep into this matter and for certain reasons don't know what AI is because I belong to those people myself but in Belarus always warned the early adopters the first IT parks and the CIS appeared in Barus and I listened a lot to lectures given by Chinese and American experts on the subject. But I've always warned against the excess.

[08:19:50]Just recently we were all touting IT technologies, didn't they?

[08:19:58]Now it's not as popular now because the buzzword now is it is AI. Everybody's talking about artificial intelligence.

[08:20:10]what is it if we look at it comprehensively artificial intelligence I looked it up once again how it determines itself is an area of data science economic scientists mathematicians have been working with it for many years even I when graduating from the econom from the faculty of economics had to deal with that. And artificial intelligence determines itself determines itself as an area of data science.

[08:20:53]And data science is a science of methods of processing and accumulating, storing, transmitting, analyzing and evaluating information.

[08:21:07]using computer technologies.

[08:21:15]Computer science and artificial intelligence is is just part of that.

[08:21:25]It's a system that's capable of performing tasks that usually require human intelligence, analyzing and making decisions, contemplating and making decisions.

[08:21:39]So given the definition we have here, humans would still have been able to solve those tasks.

[08:21:47]But President Tokay here made a very correct statement that it would have taken very long because time is accelerating and this artificial intelligence this rigid computer helps humans in this acceleration.

[08:22:07]It accelerates the work with information. This artificial intelligence which is part of information technology. It accelerates data processing. It automates routine tasks, writes code, generates content and helps solve complex analytical tasks.

[08:22:27]If we take all the information together and of course this artificial intelligence is roughly speaking a computer that's good at solving tasks.

[08:22:39]This is what most people in this audience know for sure and have used in their practice.

[08:22:45]This was my short introduction on artificial intelligence. What it is, how it determines itself or how people doing it determine it and that includes business of course it is part of international information science.

[08:23:08]But still speaking of Barus over the last three years we have seen a tectonic shift global shift across the world research laboratories and research centers AI is now in every smartphone which means in our everyday lives from a professional term this notion has become a household work for young people. First of all, neural networks and AI assistants have become routine companions. For some, they became idols. For some, they are nothing short of apocalypse and fear of the future.

[08:23:57]I remember a phrase said during a family dinner Chairman Ping was holding was hosting us and my son.

[08:24:16]He said a phrase that I still remember till this day.

[08:24:22]He said you shouldn't be afraid of studying the Chinese language as some people are.

[08:24:31]Some people are well are scared of artificial intelligence especially elderly people.

[08:24:39]The Bellarus approach is based on two key messages.

[08:24:45]To us the artificial intelligence is not a goal in itself.

[08:24:50]It's not a buzz word or a hype.

[08:24:55]It's a result of decades of practical work.

[08:25:00]And I'm absolutely confident that artificial intelligence did not appear out of thin air. It comes out from practices, decades of practices. It's an applied instrument that should really work for the benefit of people and manufacturing increasing living standards of people.

[08:25:21]Second, we have long ago chosen our own path of digital development and we have been pursuing that path. declining, refusing to blindly copy the west western technology, developing our own competences and solutions. Back in 2005, Belarus was the first to establish a high-tech industrial park. Currently, it has over 1,000 residents and over 60,000 people work there.

[08:25:58]61,48 specialists. This park generates almost 3% of the country's GDP, 2.72% in 2025 with a total revenue of $3 billion and it accounts for 16.6% 6% of Belarus exports which accounts to two billion dollars in 2025.

[08:26:31]Belarus has come up with a model law on artificial intelligence that was approved by interp parliamentary CIS assembly.

[08:26:44]This area is being studied by our academic community, universities, new courses are being created and new professions and national standards are being developed.

[08:26:55]The real sector where this is applicable and expedient, artificial intelligence becomes part of manufacturing process in machine building, metal processing, the so-called computer site.

[08:27:14]significantly reduces, significantly increases production efficiency and II empowered technologies allow us to streamline business processes in equipment manufacturing in the dairy industry.

[08:27:33]robotic complexes, optimize labor and mitigate the consequences of shortage of population. Soon we will face we will face the consequences of urbanization. We will have to take dairy operators from cities to the rural areas to milk cows.

[08:27:58]Now, smart system, smart brew planning system greatly cut delivery times by up to 17%.

[08:28:06]Just what the previous speaker was talking about. It's efficient and it guarantees quality. Special attention is paid to machinery working in heavy duty conditions.

[08:28:22]AI is integrated in the new lines of agricultural and or mining machines.

[08:28:28]by leading Barus manufacturers such as the Minsk tractor factory and Bella's those machines have been working for many years in Russian Federation and probably in Kazakhstan especially the Bella's quarry trucks increasing labor efficiency by 20% reducing harvest loss by 3% in agriculture we use artificial intelligence to analyze satellite imagery data.

[08:29:04]Increasing the precision of fertilizer application, optimizing watering and protecting the crops, increasing harvest rates, and reducing environmental load.

[08:29:16]In Belarus healthcare, AI is used when creating new medicines, diagnosing diseases, and it assists in most complex cardiological and neurological surgeries with surgeons controlling the operations remotely.

[08:29:36]Our digital platforms work in transport, logistics, state governance, and other spheres as well.

[08:29:45]I could go on with examples for a long time, but what's important is a different thing with undoubted achievements and prospects of AI.

[08:29:58]It will not be the reason of mass unemployment or job losses, personal data theft and cyber frauds and fakes can be countered technically and legally.

[08:30:14]Artificial intelligence will not replace humans.

[08:30:19]It just takes on routine and dangerous tasks.

[08:30:25]Helps building build competences, technology workers, state officials, agricultural workers. This is why I started by giving you the definitions of artificial intelligence.

[08:30:41]We're talking about increasing the coefficient the useful coefficient of human labor where it is applicable and useful.

[08:30:50]This is very important right now. Now it's there's a lot of hype around AI. So we've been applying it left front left right and center without understanding where really necessary. No country even a country with the most developed engineering school can ensure a full cycle developing and deploying cutting edge AI models. So in this sphere as president rightfully said we need tight cooperation within the Eurasian economic union among the leading world players. There's a real battle going on currently for controlling the sphere of information technology. And we must not lag behind or catch ourselves or find ourselves depending on on the forces that are trying to enforce their own rules of the game. And this is where the strategic role of our Eurasian Economic Union comes into play as a platform for forming technological cooperation of a new type, the foundation for digital Cooperation and interaction in the EAF is already there with instruments to transition from national instruments to a unified Eurasian digital infrastructure.

[08:32:22]The president of Kazakhstan said about that and we need to move in that.

[08:32:28]We need to keep moving in that direction in the sphere of consumer data and industrial data. We need that to safely exchange information and use AI.

[08:32:42]Considering the peculiarities of all countries in the Eurasian economic forumatform, we need to create industrywide digital platforms for the real sector.

[08:32:55]Thus, businesses will be able to get solutions for a wide range of tasks including demand forecasting and optimizing supply chains. It's very important that those will be our own development, safe to use and not dependent on external situations. Number three, developing common approaches to certification of AI solutions.

[08:33:26]I'm sure by uniting our engineering potential, our manufacturing facilities, and our intellectual resources, we will be able not just to adapt to the challenges of the digital era, but we will be able to shape its rules, ensuring our technological development and increasing quality of life of our people. Thank you very much.

[08:33:53]I am sorry if I was a bit radical at some moments with my points of view.

[08:33:58]Thank you.

[08:34:03]>> Thank you, Esteee President Lucasenko.

[08:34:12]Kystan.

[08:34:15]Lately, Kyrgystan was steadily carrying out the digital transformation of its governance. They're introducing codes and various solutions. And it is in this context we would like to hear how artificial intelligence could serve as an instrument not only of technological renewal but also the governance renewal reduction of corruption and assistance with governance models. I would like to give the floor to the president of the Republic of Kyrgyzstan, Mr. Japar.

[08:35:00]Thank you very much for raising this topic. It truly reflects what is concerning everyone here. We are not just speaking of new technology. We are speaking about new quality of state administration. And this is what I would like to speak about today.

[08:35:21]Has a states esteemed participants. Ladies and gentlemen, for me it is great honor to be here at this forum to greet you because we are discussing how our economies and societies will look tomorrow in the future. Artificial intelligence is not a narrow instrument for IT specialists. It's a new reality for all of us.

[08:35:48]As a head of state, we are assuming responsibility for safety, well-being and prosperity of the millions of our people. And today when we look at the rapid development of this technology, everyone every one of us is facing this fundamental question, strategic question. How do we heads of state can guarantee that this huge resource can strengthen our sovereignty instead of changing our countries into passive consumers of someone else's foreign technologies and algorithms? Colleagues, over the last years, we've carried out large scale work to introduce a state-of-the-art digital ecosystem in our state. We've introduced a digital code of our republic, a document that is establishing a unified legal environment for the digital solutions starting with identification in the introduction of digital technologies, artificial intelligence infrastructure. We are developing our cloud infrastructure that is called G-Cloud. We continue to develop the document processing electronic systems that is now serving as a framework for the digital interaction between the state business owners and citizens. Over the last year, the number of transactions within this system grew. I would like to emphasize that just a few years ago I instructed to turn the state administration services into onto a digital platform.

[08:37:33]Back then a lot of people thought it going to be a very difficult task. But today a citizen in Kyrgyzstan can register their property, receive a certificate and or apply for some documents without entering any actual building.

[08:37:54]On the one hand, it's a matter of making things comfortable for the people. On the other hand, it's making every transaction transparent. We are reducing the red tape. We are switching to the digital format and we are eliminating human errors and this is where artificial intelligence is uh becoming our strategic tool. I can site a few examples.

[08:38:20]Road safety is a problem that all countries are faced with. The road accidents are caused not by the quality of the roads but how the driver licenses are issued. Um it is a nontransparent system. A lot of human error is involved and sometimes even corruption. That's why with reform in this field we've introduced artificial intelligence oversight mechanisms control mechanisms that eliminate any subjectivity in this field which enhances the safety on the roads.

[08:38:56]Another important area is the fiscal system. We've successfully introduced the AI platform, the intellectual system of taxation analysis based on the artificial intelligence system which can recognize fraudulent operations and the divergence between the price and cost. It can analyze supply chains within Kyrgyzstan.

[08:39:25]It forms risk oriented profiles of the taxpayers. And where in the past it took a month of manual analysis, today we have an algorithm doing this job for us.

[08:39:38]A similar approach is working at the customs service. Artificial intelligence helps us to analyze information and data from the documents and to analyze the commodities based on their class.

[08:39:52]algorithm is impartial in every process that is carries car carrying out and this is just the beginning. I'm convinced that artificial intelligence can become one of the efficient tools in ensuring transparency and uh impartiality of every state-run process because corruption happens when there is a lack of transparency where there is a possibility for subjective decision making. Digital algorithm make everything objective and uh with public oversight. But when we introduce these solutions, we are faced with these technological sovereignty challenges. If you do not control your data, you do not control your future infrastructure. And those of us who depend on the external infrastructure then we remain vulnerable for a lot of things. That's why we are placing our bets on developing on domestic digital solutions and we are perfectly aware that artificial intelligence knows no borders, no national borders and Eurasian economic union has a vast potential in this regard. Our countries are united by common history, by strong scientific traditions and by common economic interest by joining our efforts on working the digital models on building data centers together. We will not be consumers. We will be architects of the global digital agenda. The future starts with our people.

[08:41:39]We invest in education and reforms. In this regard, today in Kyrgyzstan, every school is connected to the highspeed internet.

[08:41:49]In universities, we have courses and programs on artificial intelligence, digital law, and other modern IT disciplines.

[08:41:59]We establish digital competence centers to train personnel of the new format because the main resource in the modern world is not are not minerals but talented people esteemed participants of the forum as our great compatriate said Yubis.

[08:42:25]He said science and mind is the foundation for everything and now it is this foundation becomes digital. We live in historic times and the changes brought about by AI can be compared only to the industrial revolution or the space exploration generation.

[08:42:49]But back then it took decades to develop these technologies and now we are speaking about months AI as a new driving force for the global history and on our it depends on our decisions whether we are engineers of this locomotive or we will remain on the sidelines.

[08:43:16]I'm sure that our experience strategic partnership of the union's member states will help us find a path to the future.

[08:43:26]Thank you for the attention. Thank you, President Japar.

[08:43:41]Russia is among those countries that do not just introduce digital technology.

[08:43:47]It is shaping its own engineering expertise to continue to develop that.

[08:43:54]In this regard, it would be especially valuable to listen to your vision regarding artificial intelligence and digital technology. What we should focus on and where our countries could cooperate more closely in science and in education and in personal training.

[08:44:14]President Putin, the floor is yours.

[08:44:28]Dear friends, ladies and gentlemen, so before speaking on the subject matter of our meeting, I would like to greet the participants of this plenary session, the Eurasian Economic Forum and thank President here for this form of today's work for organizing this useful and valuable event and discussion.

[08:45:03]It's very important that this forum allows state officials and members of the business community and society to work key initiatives to deepen and widen the integration that brings real benefits.

[08:45:19]to every member state of the Eurasian Economic Union. It boosts economic growth and increases the living standards and well-being of the population. This time the focus of our attention is on high technology, digitalization and artificial intelligence.

[08:45:40]A lot has been done in this areas in Eurosc.

[08:45:45]We use common data exchange standards, trade operations. We have unified the digital commerce rules. We use electronic navigation seals and we have a unified system for the labor markets. As for artificial intelligence, this is something new but very promising sphere of integration interaction.

[08:46:12]We're looking at strategic technologies.

[08:46:15]that are becoming an important factor in ensuring global competitiveness, economic growth and progress.

[08:46:25]Leadership in this area is already hotly contested among states and transnational corporations.

[08:46:35]And I must say that in my view, Russia has certain competitive advantages here.

[08:46:43]First of all, we realize very well just how important this knowledge is.

[08:46:53]We understand the fundamental importance of these instruments and we realize the opportunities and risks lying in the deployment of such technologies. Number three, as has been said already here, we possess the intellectual potential, education.

[08:47:20]This process has been going on, education in our academic ser circles.

[08:47:28]Russia possesses the talent required to solve these tasks. And finally, the development of artificial intelligence requires huge use of energy.

[08:47:44]And Russia has in this regard certain competitive advantages. I mean welldeveloped nuclear energy technologies small nuclear power plants high power units as well as other sources of energy I mean hydroelectric generation conventional generation and so on can all be used and Russia has obvious advant vantages in this regard.

[08:48:26]And finally, the development of artificial intelligence requires a lot of financing.

[08:48:37]It turns out that Russia is capable of concentrating significant amount of financial resources in this areas. In this regard, the Russian Federation is one perhaps of few countries capable of creating and actually creating its own sovereign AI platforms.

[08:49:00]We understand very well and we realize that joint joining forces with our friends and partners is of utmost importance uniting efforts can have a colossal effect on the end result.

[08:49:23]if I'm allowed to say so for Euros countries creates serious challenges as well as opportunities and political lives are changing as well in front of our eyes.

[08:49:41]As previous speakers mentioned here, technologies of political lives are changing.

[08:49:48]a radically new organization of industry is being formed.

[08:49:55]The same applies to the social sphere, education and manufacturing.

[08:50:00]And it's not only about accounting and healthcare routing.

[08:50:08]It applies to the very way of making decisions in healthare.

[08:50:16]And in fighting certain diseases, the labor market is being reformed. There's a situation that millions of people are about to lose their jobs or will be forced to change their areas of employment. Whole professions might go extinct, replaced, humans will be replaced by artificial intelligence.

[08:50:36]a number of areas related to automation, preparing and analyzing documents, writing code, AI is already replacing junior specialists.

[08:50:49]In the near future, it looks well poised to replace middle personnel. This process is irreversible and inevitable.

[08:50:59]Progress is not standing still and we must be ready for upcoming changes. Better still, we must use them as drivers of accelerated economic growth. Russia has national and industrywide programs aimed at deploying artificial intelligence most different spheres, social spheres. I mentioned healthcare already.

[08:51:29]Just recently it seemed absolutely impossible unfeasible. But right now Moscow is actively introducing AI instruments in healthcare.

[08:51:42]When ambulance comes to respond responding to a call while a patient patient is being transferred to hospital, his or her entire medical file is being uploaded, what tools were used in their treatment, what were efficient and what were not.

[08:52:03]The moment a patient arrives in the hospital, the entire treatment therapy is already there.

[08:52:13]that changes the very base of health care services and not only there but in other areas as well the same intensive work is going on and I repeat once again it's very important to unite efforts in this regard implementing best practices and scaling them out we have initiated an international alliance in intern in artificial intelligence We have established an international conference on optimizing compute.

[08:52:46]These structures unite academic and business circles from many countries. We also suggest hosting a meeting in Russia next year, a summit meeting on artificial intelligence with a goal of discussing the development of sovereign AI models, shaping an interconnected infrastructure, energy facilities, and adapting AI technologies for local needs.

[08:53:16]I just briefly singled out our approaches.

[08:53:21]to working with AI. Of course, this is a multiaceted matter that requires very complex consideration on international areas as well. Thank you very much.

[08:53:35]>> Thank you, President Putin.

[08:53:49]Armenia is consolidating its positions as a country with strong human capital and very vigorous entrepreneurial culture. These are the qualities that help countries adapt faster to the technological changes. And in this regard, it would be important to listen to what opportunities are given by artificial intelligence for the countries that place their bets on the human capital and expedited introduction of high-tech solutions and artificial intelligence. So please, the floor is given to the next speaker representing Armenia.

[08:54:36]Thank you and eight esteemed participants of the plenary session. First of all, I would like to express our gratitude to Kazakhstan for the traditional welcome and uh high level of the organization of the Eurasian Economic Forum and also I would like to mention the agenda of Kazakhstan's presidency at the union that is oriented at the digital transformation issues and one of the key topics on this agenda uh is obviously artificial intelligence.

[08:55:19]The new era of deep technological transformation is coming where the global competition in the field of artificial intelligence is becoming not only a matter of the efficiency of production growth but also an important factor of economic and technological sovereignty of every state. And at the same time it is important not only to introduce these technologies to use these technologies but also to create sustainable educational and infrastructure and institutional foundation for their development.

[08:55:56]In the fifth century the establishment of Armenian alphabet helped to preserve knowledge and to pass it on to the new generations. And in this era of artificial intelligence, we are faced with the new task. Not only to teach people, but to teach machines, to understand us, to understand our languages, our texts, our cultural legacy.

[08:56:24]Global economic agenda is now being formed under the influence of the rapid development of artificial intelligence.

[08:56:32]competitive edge of the countries now defined not only by the resources they possess but by their ability to efficiently integrate the advanced technologies in their economies and in their state management systems and the main resource of the artificial intelligence era still people specialists capable of working with big data with algorithms and digital platform firms.

[08:57:04]So the states are competing not only with the technology they have but with the quality of their education and the level of the development of their research activities because if you have a strong research and scientific school and strong researchers, it is becoming one of the key conditions of safe and competitive development of artificial intelligence in the country.

[08:57:31]in Armenia develop our engineering school, human capital, technological entrepreneurship along with strengthening education in labor market. All these things are considered as an important part of digital transformation in the country.

[08:57:48]At the same time, one of the key challenges is still the balance between efficiency of the technology, its safety and the trust of the society shown to this technology.

[08:58:04]We believe it is important to adhere to the principles of technological sovereignty and mutually beneficial international cooperation. Expansion of the use of artificial intelligence requires responsible and balanced approach.

[08:58:21]We need to form clear legal framework to ensure the transparency of algorithms and ability to audit them and we need to maintain and preserve human oversight of these solutions.

[08:58:38]Another strategic factor is infrastructure. The development of the modern large language models and artificial intelligence models is directly related to the access to the data procession infrastructure.

[08:58:58]So this infrastructure cloud infrastructure is one of the priorities of the Armenia's state policies.

[08:59:06]colleagues, an important step in the AI development for the EA EU member states. We believe the adoption of the joint declar declaration on responsible approach towards the development of AI in the member states countries because we need transparency. We need safety of this technology and our cooperation should be oriented at the real necessities and require and needs of our citizens. The responsible approach to the development of artificial intelligence will help us develop sustainable, safe and competitive future together. Armenia is open for dialogue and practical effort, joint effort to implement all the initiatives in this field.

[08:59:58]>> Thank you for your attention. Thank you.

[09:00:16]Eurasian economic commission is at a place where political agreements are supposed to turn into practical mechanisms for integration. If we speak about artificial intelligence, it is of utmost importance. We cannot describe some general priorities. We need to come up with standards of security, ethics certifi certification and employment of artificial intelligence in real sector.

[09:00:49]And I would like to give the floor to the head of this commission, Mr. Sagive.

[09:00:53]The floor is yours.

[09:01:08]Ladies and gentlemen, First of all, let me thank Kazakhstan for the high level of organization, the Eurasian Economic Forum, which has become a key platform for discussing key matters of economic integration.

[09:01:24]The topic of our forum global digital race is there's a reason why it was chosen the year of Kazakhstan's chairmanship.

[09:01:35]It reflects commitment And it emphasizes strategic importance of artificial intelligence in today's world.

[09:01:45]Today we are at a stage when technological changes determine not only the level of the economic development but also the strategic standing of states. Of course the Eurasian Economic Union must keep track of those processes responding to relevant challenges. The global digital race is unfolding in front of us and it's not just a metaphor, it's a reality. And artificial intelligence is becoming key factor of competitive advantage and sovereignty.

[09:02:16]Every country is actively implementing and deploying artificial intelligence technologies in different areas of economy. At the same time, digital sovereignty of states remains a fundamental principle because the countries of the union come up with their own approaches and technologies with every state building its own national trajectory in this sphere. At the same time, we must realize that efficient development of AI technologies is impossible in isolation.

[09:02:48]So therefore, the union places great importance on exchange of experience of using best practices.

[09:02:57]The joint statements taken today on joint development of AI was prepared in line with this approach.

[09:03:06]Accepting making this statement reflects the steps that will be made by the member states on their way developing technologies.

[09:03:18]The countries are going to align their actions with the plan of further implementation and program till 2030 and 2045.

[09:03:28]It already determines spheres of super national regulation that will be used that will use AI algorithms.

[09:03:37]Achieving these goals is impossible without active involvement of state officials and state authorities of our countries. They have the competencies, the digital information and the resources required for them. It's very important to ensure compatibility of solutions without unifying the approaches and standards of using artificial intelligence.

[09:04:07]This is in line with the digital union approach and will ensure new quality of interaction in the digital sphere. The Eurasian economic commission practically opens the potential of our cooperation.

[09:04:20]It launches projects AI powered projects such as digital monitoring of legislation reviewing national legislation regularly, regulatory acts, increasing quality of communication and digital profiles. Pilot projects have shown high efficiency of our approach in ensuring compatibility of national technological solutions.

[09:04:47]In future we plan to carry out projects using AI in statistics, technical regulations, transport and logistics. At the same time, matters of using digital algorithms algorithms must use digital analysis of all possible risks because artificial intelligence is just a way of amplifying human possibilities and the final solution must remain up to humans.

[09:05:15]members of the forum. The future of EUREC is not just digital transformation. It's the development of technological and human potential of our countries and these processes strengthen the position of the Eurasian Economic Union in the global digital infrastructure. Thank you.

[09:05:34]Thank you.

[09:05:48]Cuba is a state where technologies are considered through the prism of humanity and digital stability. Now all countries are facing the question how to how to make artificial intelligence improve people's living standards enhancing people's access to healthcare and education.

[09:06:10]I'm inviting on the stage vice president of Republic of Kuba Salvador Aldis Mesa.

[09:06:49]president, president of the Republic of Kistan.

[09:07:01]Head of the Eurasian Economic Cooperation Commission, esteemed head of state, members of the Supreme Eurasian Economic Council, esteemed guests for Cuba. It is a great honor to attend this fifth Eurasian economic forum. The mechanisms of economic cooperation. We attach great significance to this cooperation in our goal to establish relations and cooperation in the integrational space of the Eurasian Economic Union.

[09:07:51]We participate in this forum in the times of great challenges that our country is faced with. Cuba is facing the threat of the direct military aggression by the main military power of the world and our country is suffering from relentless criminal economic war imposed on us by the government of the United States.

[09:08:22]They have been imposing these warnings for more than 65 years and recently it was intensified with the energy blockade that is reaching unprecedented level and it deals great humanitarian damage to our people and destructive consequences for our economy. That's why the development of our economic and trade relations, economic cooperation with the Eurasian Economic Union is becoming for Cuba at this moment, especially important.

[09:09:05]It is an urgent necessity for us now.

[09:09:14]And considering all the topics that we are discussing now during this forum with all the countries both member states and observers we have great relations high level of dialogue that is based on historic ties of friendship and cooperation.

[09:09:34]These are relations that we enjoy with these countries and based on the clarity of our priorities of the values we share. I believe it is my duty to condemn the economic war imposed on us that is trying to read us of the right to establish free economic relations with other countries, receive resources for our economic and social development and mainly most importantly to have necessary energy resources to revive our economy.

[09:10:17]In these conditions, we made a decision to attend this forum to send a trade delegation from the Cuba trade chamber to show the potential of the Cuban economic environment and to find mutually beneficial solutions together. That's why we've organized a panel discussion Cuba as a partner reli reliable trade partner with the participation of the Eurasian Economic Union in our economy in Latin America in Caribbean countries.

[09:10:52]At this panel we are we are going at this panel session we are going to represent the model of our logistics routes. We can provide the mechanisms of real integration and our country can become a part of this integration. we can create favorable conditions for the Eurasian companies to launch production alliances, joint projects with the Cuban companies in various fields of the economy among the topics of interest for us.

[09:11:32]Cuban delegation is going to speak about the healthcare medical services cooperation in this field. We have vast experience in this field and we are open to sharing our experience with the member states of the Eurasian Economic Union. We will also present various practical projects in such fields as the use of artificial intelligence development and establishment of biotechnical products which provides vast opportunities for mutually beneficial cooperation.

[09:12:11]We are really happy that within this economic forum we are going to sign an agreement between Eurasian economic commission and the government of Cuba for the period of 2026 2030.

[09:12:30]this bilateral document that we will start implementing right away to ensure that it's a foundation for the implementation of our bilateral economic agenda.

[09:12:51]We need to keep moving forward having a clear road map on our hands to switch to a more efficient cooperation to give an additional impetus to our economic trade financial ties with the union with its members with its observers. On behalf of Cuba, we would like to reaffirm that we are ready to bring our relations to a new higher level and to work together on practical proposals and business environment should play a fundamental role in this effort. I would like to seize this opportunity to cordially invite the Eurasian Economic Commission and enterprises from its member states to attend the 42nd International Havana Fair, trade fair, one of the most prestigious events of this kind in the Latin American countries, Caribbean countries. and there we can continue to develop our bilateral projects or multilateral projects. And uh in conclusion, I would like to reaffirm that Cuba will continue to protect its sovereignty, independence, and the right of our people for self-determination.

[09:14:25]And on the path of our economic development, overcoming the challenges imposed on us by the blockade.

[09:14:31]We hope we rely on the friendship on solidarity shown by the Eurasian Economic Union members.

[09:14:44]Eurasian economic forum shows how strong this space is.

[09:14:49]It's a viable alternative economic cooperation to stand against unfair decadent world order that is prevailing today.

[09:15:13]I would like to reaffirm that you can rely on Cuba.

[09:15:18]Thank you very much.

[09:15:22]I'm sorry if I digressed a little bit, but I would like to thank everyone.

[09:15:50]Vietnam is one of the is one of the most dynamically developing countries.

[09:15:58]I think diplomatic renovation, dynamic economy.

[09:16:04]How to use the entire potential for artificial intelligence in industry, logistics, exports, education and development of small and medium business.

[09:16:15]And I send the microphone to deputy prime minister Mr. Hawkwalk Singh, Republic of Vietnam.

[09:16:59]On behalf of the government of Vietnam, I would like to express our gratitude to the Republic of Kazakhstan for the for inviting the Vietnam delegation and allowing has to speak on this very important forum. As we know the world is entering a new era and I highly evaluate the subject matter of today's forum Eurasian economic council and artificial intelligence. This topic is extremely important due to the current trends and is of strategic importance as artificial intelligence is becoming new resource for growth, state governance and national competitiveness.

[09:17:49]Vietnam combines innovations, technological growth and this is the foundation for its strategic breakthrough. As we are transitioning into a new era, we transform our growth model. In this regard, we have already reached significant results in that area.

[09:18:18]Vietnam is a country where digital growth is already strong and we are already one of the countries that are on the front line of using AI in state governance in provision of state services.

[09:18:39]We understand that AI requires digital and technological infrastructure which generally improves the competitive edge of our economic entities allows us allows them to create new high value added products.

[09:19:02]Vietnam bases its air development in three areas. Number one is training highly qualified staff, creating semiconductors, focusing on developing the digital infrastructure and creating data centers and national databases and other platforms that allows us to carry out RD and practical deployment of high-tech products.

[09:19:34]Number three, we create the required political framework in AI by developing pilot programs and pilot projects ensuring cyber security and ensuring human control.

[09:19:53]Last but not least, so dear participants, the current agreement between URC and our country creates a great foundation for economic cooperation between the two parties. This has already produced good results in the new context.

[09:20:11]We must complement and adjust those areas of cooperation.

[09:20:19]We suggest doing the following.

[09:20:23]ensuring exchange of policies among parties in the sphere of responsible use of AI, data protection standards and cyber security so that the Republic of Vietnam and USA could cooperate in this regard. We should deepen our cooperation in research and development.

[09:20:52]in artificial intelligence be it intelligent agriculture, intelligent urban studies, transport and so on.

[09:21:02]Number three is ensuring connectivity and communication among research centers, businesses and production facilities and the socialist republic of Vietnam.

[09:21:17]also ensuring deeper cooperation in talent training and the future of cybernetics and information technologies. Dear guests, time of AI is already there and it creates not only problems but also opportunities for countries that know how to cooperate and how to take decisions on time.

[09:21:50]Vietnam regards Eurosc as a reliable partner in this regard on our way towards a joint space of artificial intelligence in the interests of the two parties and I wish all participants of the forum all the best in their work. Thank you.

[09:22:17]Mongolia is a country with vast territory, low density population and a special role of digital and transport connectivity for the conditions of life and uh social development and digital solutions are an opportunity to provide new services and now would like to give the floor to the deputy prime minister of Mongolia.

[09:22:53]Excellencies, distinguished heads of delegation.

[09:23:05]Ladies and gentlemen, at the outset, I would like to extend my sincere appreciation to his excellency Mr. Jamar Takay, President of the Republic of Kazakhstan, as well as to the government and the people of Kazakhstan for the warm hospitality extended to us and for excellent organization of the fifth Euro Asian Economic Forum in this thriving city, Astana.

[09:23:37]I would like to commend the Republic of Kazakhstan for declaring 2026 as the year of digitalization and artificial intelligence. Holding this forum under the theme of artificial intelligence reflects a timely and forwardlooking vision.

[09:23:57]Just over a month ago, His Excellency BNA Huruk, President of Mongolia, paid a state visit to this beautiful country, Kazakhstan, and agreed on many important matters.

[09:24:12]I'm pleased to note that free trade agreement signed between the government of Mongolia and the Euro Asian Economic Union will come into effect in less than two months from today and set for implementation for Mongolia. This agreement is fully aligned with the country's long-term development policy in the government's action plan. We are committed to diversifying foreign trade, expanding export markets and actively participating in international economic integration in order to increase physical trade in the vast Euro Asian landmass.

[09:24:59]There's a need for all the stakeholders to work actively together in order to find solution for addressing the better transport infrastructure and logistics.

[09:25:12]We now face the challenge to deliver the real benefits of the free trade agreement to our entities, business people and citizens. The government of Mongolia is focusing in making all the efforts in finding sustainable solution for transportation, logistics and economic free zone which impact trade and require the involvement of all partners.

[09:25:39]We believe that the mutually beneficial cooperation between Mongolia and the Euro Asian Economic Union will expand and make important contribution to regional prosperity and development. In conclusion, I'm pleased to convey the best wishes from the president and the prime minister of Mongolia for this forum's success. Thank you for your attention.

[09:26:05]>> Thank you, Mr. Nay.

[09:26:20]as a state as a delegations. Today we discussed digital successes of our countries. The vision of the digital future that we are going to develop with artificial intelligence and one of the practical outcomes of this forum is going to be joint statement on responsible use of artificial intelligence to de develop technology for the benefit of our citizens. I would like to wish every attendant a fruitful forum and uh generating fruitful ideas for everyone.

[09:26:51]Thank you.