Kazakhstan decided to close its trade representative office in Russia. It was opened in 2009.
This is reported by RBC-Ukraine with reference to the decision of the government of Kazakhstan.
"The Government of the Republic of Kazakhstan approves: to liquidate the state institution trade representation of the Republic of Kazakhstan in the Russian Federation of the Ministry of Trade and Integration of the Republic of Kazakhstan," the message reads.
It is known that Russia and Kazakhstan concluded an agreement on the mutual opening of trade offices in 1992. The representative office of Kazakhstan opened in Moscow in 2009, and there is another branch in Kazan.
Previously, Kazakhstan announced plans to close the representative office. The country's Ministry of Industry and Trade explained its intention to optimize the work of republican state bodies.
It will be recalled that the rules for the stay of foreigners, including Russians, have recently been tightened in Kazakhstan. Now citizens of the member countries of the Eurasian Economic Union (EAEU) can stay in the country for no more than 90 days during six months.