Putin Holds Talks with Kazakh President Tokayev at ECO Summit in Tashkent, Struggles with Pronunciation

Russian President Putin arrived in Kazakhstan for talks with Kazakh President Tokayev. The leaders planned to discuss current issues of Kazakhstani-Russian strategic partnership. The meeting took place within the framework of the ECO summit in Tashkent. During the talks, Putin struggled to pronounce President Tokayev's name, which has happened before. The Kazakh president surprised the Russian delegation by closing his speech in Kazakh instead of Russian, leaving the Russian delegation confused.