On Wednesday, 15 October, a signing ceremony of Memorandum on Cooperation between the Russian Football Premier League and Professional Football League of Kazakhstan took place in the head-quarters of the Russian Football Premier League.
RFPL President Sergey Pryadkin and PFLK Chairman Olzhas Abraev signed the document in front of media representatives.
«For the Russian Football Premier League this is first in its history signing of a document on cooperation with a league of another country, - RFPL President Sergey Pryadkin gave his comments on the signing ceremony. – Football in Kazakhstan is developing very actively, this relates both to the club football and National team of the country, which is coached now by Russian specialist - Yury Krasnozhan. I congratulate our leagues and our countries. I think that similar agreements will be possible for conclusion with leagues of Moldova, Belarus, Azerbaijan, Armenia and others».
Chairman of Kazakhstan PFL Olzhas Abraev also emphasized the importance of signing this Memorandum on Cooperation. «I am sure that our cooperation will be fruitful, - he said. – When forming PFL we often used to communicate with Premier League and ask for some consultations, and now we expect the experience of RFPL will help us in developing of professional football in Kazakhstan».