Serbia is our important partner in Southeast Europe and supports internationally all our initiatives. In Kazakhstan, there are 20 companies with the participation of Serbian capital, and we are interested in expanding cooperation in the field of industry, energy, transport, as well as in the construction of infrastructure - said President of Kazakhstan Nursultan Nazarbayev, reports TV Most.

Later this year, Serbia will take part in Collective Security Treaty Organization drills as a full-fledged member for the first time; the other six nations which comprise the regional military alliance are all close Russian allies and former Soviet republics.

Bilateral cooperation is developing successfully between Serbia and Kazakhstan, "and there are no outstanding issues."

Serbia's First Deputy PM and Foreign Minister Ivica Dacic and Kazakhstan's ambassador to Serbia based in Budapest, Nurbahom Rustemov, said this during their meeting in Belgrade on Tuesday.