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Following the talks, President of Ukraine Petro Poroshenko and Kazakh President Nursultan Nazarbayev have signed the Ukraine-Kazakhstan Action Plan for 2015-2017 ("Roadmap - 5"), which identifies the key vectors of bilateral cooperation for the near future, reads the two presidents' joint statement published on the official website of the Ukrainian president.

The presidents noted that a significant intensification of trade and economic cooperation is one of the main tasks of bilateral relations. It is confirmed that the priority for the development of mutually beneficial cooperation are the fuel and energy, agricultural, energy, transport, mining and agricultural mechanic engineering, the formation of infrastructure facilities, aviation, space and other fields. The presidents also stated their readiness to further deepen the Ukrainian-Kazakh relations in political, trade, economic, research, technical, cultural, humanitarian and other areas.

The leaders of both countries noted the topicality of the International Exhibition EXPO 2017 “Energy of the Future.”

Nazarbayev supported Ukraine’s initiative on the accession to the Asia-Europe (ASEM) Public Forum, which will give a new impetus to cooperation between Asia and Europe and will contribute to sustainable development of all participants of the forum and support stability in the world.

The heads of states reaffirmed the commitment of Ukraine and Kazakhstan to the fundamental principles of international law, respect for the sovereignty and territorial integrity of the state laid down in the fundamental documents of the UN, the OSCE. In this regard, they noted a common position on the need to implement the Minsk agreements of 2014-2015 in full and welcomed the outcome of the Normandy Quartet meeting in Paris on October 2.