OPPORTUNITIES AND PROSPECTS FOR THE DEVELOPMENT OF KAZAKHSTAN-RUSSIAN CROSS-BORDER COOPERATION
This article analyzes the background, problems and prospects for cross-border cooperation between the Republic of Kazakhstan and the Russian Federation. The author emphasizes the importance of the Kazakhstan-Russian border region in the development of bilateral relations of neighboring countries, and multilateral cooperation in the format of Eurasian integration. Despite the rather intense nature of the developing frontier ties of neighboring countries, the partners do not fully use the potential of cross- border interaction. The existing problems, primarily the institutional plan, could be solved by adopting measures at the supranational level, within the framework of the EAEU. What is important in this context is the experience of the countries of the European Union, the analogy with which the author draws. The article, based on an analysis of the strengths and weaknesses of the cross-border cooperation between Russia and Kazakhstan, emphasizes the need to strengthen the multi-functional and multi-actor nature of the border area in the interests of both countries.