On December 29th, local time, Russian President Putin had a phone call with Kazakh President Tokayev. The Kremlin announced that on the same day, at the initiative of the Russian side, Putin had a phone call with Tokayev. The two heads of state exchanged condolences on the crash of an Azerbaijan Airlines plane near Aktau city on December 25th. Both sides stated that the Kazakhstan government committee investigating the plane crash will invite experts from Russia, Azerbaijan, and Brazil to participate in the decoding of the flight recorders found at the crash site. This work carried out within Kazakhstan will be objective and transparent. Tokayev expressed gratitude for the warm reception given by Putin during the recent informal meeting of CIS leaders and the meeting of the Supreme Council of the Eurasian Economic Commission held in Leningrad Oblast, Russia. The two heads of state will maintain contact on issues related to the investigation of the plane crash and important topics for further developing Russia Kazakhstan cooperation. On the 28th, the Presidential News Agency of Kazakhstan also announced that President Tokayev of Kazakhstan was invited to have a phone call with Russian President Putin. Both sides discussed the work they had done to investigate the plane crash. Both sides stressed that it is very important to ensure the comprehensiveness and transparency of the current investigation activities.
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