The 22nd Russia-Kazakhstan Interregional Cooperation Forum has kicked off in Omsk Oblast!

For Omsk Oblast, Kazakhstan is a key strategic partner:

📊 Trade:

• Kazakhstan’s share of the region’s foreign trade turnover is 33% (Q1 2026);
• Mutual trade growth is +52.6% compared to last year;
• Exports increased by 40.1%, imports by 2.1 times;
• Trade turnover is dominated by food, mechanical engineering, and chemical products.

🎓 Education:

• Nearly 8,000 Kazakhstani students are studying at Omsk universities and colleges;
• More than 190 agreements between educational institutions;
• A branch of Al-Farabi Kazakh National University operates at Omsk State University;
• Kazakh language and culture courses are offered in schools in six districts of the region.

🤝 Humanitarian ties:

• 7 agreements with regions of Kazakhstan;
• twinning of Omsk and Pavlodar, partnership with Petropavlovsk;
• 12 mutual national cultural centers;
• joint projects in culture, sports, youth policy, and healthcare.