# Russia, Kazakhstan never had major problems in relations — Tokayev

https://mins.news/en/item/39235

- TASS, 2026-08-31 19:42 UTC
- Politics
- Original: https://tass.com/world/2180081

> Kazakh President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev told Russian leader Vladimir Putin on the sidelines of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization summit that Kazakhs and Russians had never experienced conflicts in their political or interreligious relations. He said any minor disputes were purely economic.

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