Russia's relations with Kazakhstan reach apogee - Medvedev.

ASTANA, July 5 (Itar-Tass) - The relations between Russia and
Kazakhstan have reached the apogee, President Dmitry Medvedev said Monday.

"These contacts are being built on a practical principle - they are very
strong relations of friendship, brotherhood, practical and pragmatic and
have very good prospects," Medvedev said at a meeting with Nursultan
Nazarbayev. "Concrete relations between regions, rather than huge,
abstract project, account for the bulk of mutual trade," Medvedev stressed.
For his part, Nazarbayev said he believes in good prospects for
cooperation with the Russian Skolkovo innovation centre and pins hopes on
the first ever international university, opened in Kazakhstan a few days
ago, that has scientific centers for anti-age and artificial implants
research.
In a separate statement, Medvedev confirmed that Russia supports the
establishment of common currency space on the territory of the Customs
Union (Russia, Belarus, Kazakhstan). The Russian leader congratulated
Nazarbayev on enactment of the Customs Code. "The goal we had long pursued
has been attained and we have practically reached a very high level of
integration," he said.
"In the future it will be a common market in essence, and I believe
that in the long run it will be a basis for common monetary space. This is
what we have been calling for and what Russia ardently supports," Medvedev
said.