Kazakhstan sees no threats or risks from Russia - foreign minister

Kazakhstan’s Deputy Prime Minister, Foreign Minister Mukhtar Tleuberdi has said  that Kazakhstan see no risks or threats from Russia against the backdrop of the conflict in Ukraine.

He made the remarks at a joint news conference with US Secretary of State Antony Blinken on February 28, TASS reports.

"At the moment, we neither see nor feel any risks or threats from Russia. Kazakhstan is a member of the Eurasian Economic Union, the Collective Security Treaty Organization and the CIS along with other states that border Russia or are located in this region. We consider relations with Russia as an alliance that functions within the framework of these multilateral structures," Tleuberdi said, while answering a question about whether the Central Asian countries saw threats from Russia in the context of the conflict in Ukraine.

Kazakhstan’s bilateral relations with Russia have a solid legal basis to rely on, he stressed.

"This is very important. We have completed the delimitation of the border between Russia and Kazakhstan. This is the longest land border in the world, measuring 7,500 thousand kilometers in length and 70% of this border has already been demarcated. Kazakhstan continues to pursue a diversified foreign policy. We are keen to maintain a system of checks and balances in order to ensure mutually beneficial cooperation with all countries," Tleuberdi said.