ASTANA (Interfax-Kazakhstan) – Kazakh President Nursultan Nazarbayev and Russian President Vladimir Putin discussed the current situation in Ukraine over the telephone, the press office of the Kazakh president says in a press release.

The presidents commented on the success of the ceasefire operation in the conflict zone.

The sides stressed the importance of implementing the Minsk Agreements dated February 12, 2015 aimed at peaceful settlement of the Ukrainian crisis.

Also, Nazarbayev and Putin discussed prospects of the Kazakh-Russian cooperation in the framework of the Eurasian economic integration, according to the press release.

“Putin confirmed his intention to take part in the meeting of the presidents of Kazakhstan, Russia and Belarus scheduled for March in Astana”, the press release says.