A bilateral meeting between Kazakhstan's Defense Minister Aidos Myrzakhmetov and Russia's Defense Minister Andrei Belousov was held in Astana. This was reported by Qazaqyia.kz citing Sputnik Kazakhstan.
During the meeting, Myrzakhmetov briefed his counterpart on the military reform being implemented in Kazakhstan. The main directions of the reform are outlined in a statement from the Ministry of Defense.
"The reform is aimed at increasing the combat readiness of troops, improving the management system, modernizing weapons and military equipment, introducing digital technologies and forming new approaches to combat training," the Ministry of Defense statement says.
Major General Aidos Myrzakhmetov also noted that the Ministry of Defense is strengthening the practical focus of military education and enhancing its connection with the troops. In the training of officers, modern requirements and trends in the development of military technologies will be taken into account. This will allow graduates to prepare more qualitatively for military service at a professional level.
The goal of the reform is to increase the level of readiness of the Armed Forces to ensure the security of the state in the current situation.
In addition, the parties discussed a draft bilateral cooperation plan for 2027, which covers issues of military personnel training, combat training and military-technical interaction. This is noted in the Ministry of Defense statement.
The heads of the defense departments of the two countries expressed their intention to develop cooperation in the field of military education and exchange experience in combat and professional training. Opportunities for establishing interaction between instructors and holding joint scientific-practical conferences and seminars will also be considered.