Kazakhstan’s President Nursultan Nazarbayev signed on Dec. 17 a decree declaring a three week state of emergency in the town of Zhanaozen in the Mangistau Oblast following mass disturbances which left fourteen dead and 75 wounded, including policemen, on Dec. 16.

In the past two decades, the countries of the Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS) have increasingly enhanced cooperation across various fields and will continue to do so. An informal summit of the CIS Heads of State, which was held in Moscow on December 20, conveyed this idea as the main message.

An interview with Kazakhstan’s President Nursultan Nazarbayev ahead of the OSCE Summit

President Nursultan Nazarbayev has said it following the meeting with Chairman of the European Commission José Manuel Barroso Head of State thanked the Chairman of the European Commission for his consent to participate in the OSCE top-level summit in Astana December 1-2

The Head of the State made it public after his meeting with Belgian Acting Prime Minister Yves Leterme in Brussels

Kazakh President Nursultan Nazarbayev has said it following the meeting with Acting Prime Minister of Belgium Yves Leterme which was held at the Egmont Palace Also the Head of the State also expressed gratitude to the Belgian Premier for agreeing to take part in the OSCE Summit in Astana

The ceremony of signing of bilateral documents was held following the meeting between President Nursultan Nazarbayev and Acting Prime Minister of Belgium Yves Leterme.

Within the framework of an official visit to Belgium Kazakh President Nursultan Nazarbayev has met with President of the European Investment Bank (EIB) Philippe Maystadt; the President's press service reports.

Kazakh President Nursultan Nazarbayev has made it public upon the results of negotiations with NATO Secretary General Anders Fogh Rasmussen.

President of Kazakhstan Nursultan Nazarbayev invited NATO Secretary General Anders Fogh Rasmussen to take part in the OSCE Summit in Astana on December 1-2.

Head of the State Nursultan Nazarbayev extended an invitation to President of the EU Council Herman Van Rompuy to the OSCE Summit in Astana. The President told about it upon the completion of the meeting with the European Council President.

President of Kazakhstan Nursultan Nazarbayev and President of the European Council Council Herman Van Rompuy discussed the issues on bilateral cooperation.

Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of Kazakhstan to Belgium and Luxemburg, Head of Kazakh Mission to the EU and NATO Yerik Utembayev told about the results of Kazakhstan's presidency in the OSCE, expectations for the OSCE Summit in Kazakhstan and prospects of our country in the Organization at a roundtable on 'Kazakhstan's presidency in the OSCE: results and new prospects' held in Brussels.

'The results of the last year showed that Kazakhstan prevented the recession and preserved the economic growth. In the first half-year the growth of GDP made more than 8%', the President emphasized.

The creation of stronger trading and economic links in the Eurasian region and greater integration among countries will form a key part of Kazakhstan’s Third Astana Economic Forum, planned for July 1-2 in the country’s capital.

An opening ceremony of the “Nazarbayev University” took place on June 28 in the capital of Kazakhstan with the participation of Nursultan Nazarbayev, the President himself. With the launch of the University, young Kazakhs obtain an opportunity to get an education equal to the highest standards in the world without leaving the country.

The High-Level Conference on Tolerance and Non-Discrimination is being hosted by the Kazakh OSCE Chairmanship in the Palace of Peace and Accord (the Pyramid) in Astana on 29-30 June 2010. The conference has brought together senior government officials, politicians and public figures from 56 OSCE participating states aiming to contribute to further strengthening of interaction between different cultures and civilizations, and to implement the related OSCE commitments and values.

Kazakhstan’s President Nursultan Nazarbayev believes Kyrgyzstan is in need of a serious programme of economic recovery and promises help in its elaboration and implementation.

Astana and Ankara are seeking to join efforts in helping restore stability in Kyrgyzstan on a mission to establish long-term peace in Eurasia. This was clearly demonstrated by Turkish Foreign Minister Ahmat Davutogly’s latest visit to Astana, as he held talks with his Kazakh counterpart Kanat Saudabayev and was received by President Nursultan Nazarbayev on June 21.

Kazakhstan says its recent efforts to defuse political tensions in neighbouring Kyrgyzstan has demonstrated the effectiveness of its current chairmanship of the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe. Kanat Saudabayev, minister of foreign affairs, says: “The tragic events in Kyrgyzstan in early April almost plunged that country into turmoil, crisis and lawlessness. This was a serious test for the Kazakh chairmanship and for the entire OSCE.”

Kazakhstan’s Prime Minister Karim Massimov reported to Parliament on his government’s performance in managing economic processes in the first half of 2010. He said the faster than expected recovery of the economy, hit earlier by the global credit crunch, allows the government to reconsider expected revenues and reintroduce export customs duties for hydrocarbons. At the same time, two major banks, which required government bailouts in early 2009, were now ready to buy out the shares purchased by the state back then.

For Vladimir Shkolnik, becoming president of Kazatomprom, Kazakhstan’s state-owned nuclear corporation, has been a bit like coming home. Born in 1949, Shkolnik graduated from the Moscow Engineering Physics Institute as a specialist in nuclear science and engineering. He began his career in Kazakhstan in 1973 as a senior engineer at the Mangyshlak Atomic Energy Combine, a small experimental nuclear station. From there, he went on to hold such positions as director general of Kazakhstan’s Atomic Energy Agency, minister of science and higher education, and president of the National Academy of Sciences. In 2002, he was named minister of energy and mineral resources, and in 2007 he became minister of industry and trade, a post he held until recently.

Joint statement by the Committee on Migration of the Ministry of Labour and Social Protection of the Republic of Kazakhstan and UNHCR

President Abdullah Gul of Turkey has paid an official four day visit to Kazakhstan at the invitation of his Kazakh counterpart Nursultan Nazarbayev on May 23-26, which gave a new boost to further strengthening of economic and humanitarian bonds between the two nations.

Kazakhstan can become biggest gold producer of world, President Nursultan Nazarbayev said at the meeting with the workers of the Vasilkovsky Mining and Processing Works in Akmola oblast today.

The 63rd Cannes Film Festival from May 12 to May 23, 2010, not only gathered a diverse selection of outstanding recently-produced films, but gave a second breath to the forgotten rare pearls and cinema masterpieces from across the world. The Kazakh movie Revenge by Yermek Shinarbayev was among them.

Starting May 2010 Kazakhtelecom, Kazakhstan’s largest telecommunications company, has expanded countrywide its broadband wireless services requiring a USB modem under the Megaline Mobile 3G brand.

Kazakhstan’s oil industry has seen a rapid growth in the past decade, accompanied by the quadrupling of a number of subsoil use contracts and the launch of new major projects on the Caspian shelf. The next target is to double annual oil production by 2020 and thus, with 160 million tons of oil produced annually, enter top five oil producers globally.

Kazakhstan ranks the 33rd out of the 58 most competitive nations in the world according to a 2010 edition of the World Competitiveness Yearbook (WCY), released on May 19 by the Lausanne-based Institute for Management Development (IMD).

Secretary of State and Minister of Foreign Affairs of Kazakhstan Kanat Saudabayev participated in a meeting of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) Council of Foreign Ministers in Tashkent on May 22. The main topics of the agenda were the preparation of the upcoming SCO summit in June 2010 while the situation in Kyrgyzstan and Afghanistan also featured prominently.

Non-paper by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Kazakhstan

Le 29 août 2008, le Chef de l’Etat Nursultan Nazarbayev a signé le Décret approuvant le Programme d’Etat « Chemin vers l’Europe » pour les années 2009-2011.