Zhanaozen Returns to Normal after Violent Clashes
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.
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CIS States Review 20 Years of Cooperation, Discuss Eurasian Integration
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.
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Speech by Nursultan Nazarbayev at the inauguration as President of the Republic of Kazakhstan
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Towards Tolerance in a New Decade
An interview with Kazakhstan’s President Nursultan Nazarbayev ahead of the OSCE Summit
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Kazakhstan attaches great importance to strategic cooperation with the European Union
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
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At the initiative of Kazakhstan President Nursultan Nazarbayev the decision on establishment of business council has been made between Kazakhstan and Belgium
The Head of the State made it public after his meeting with Belgian Acting Prime Minister Yves Leterme in Brussels
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Kazakhstan wants to see Belgium as a leading partner of our country in Europe
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
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A number of bilateral documents has been signed in the course of the Kazakh President's official visit to the Kingdom of Belgium
The ceremony of signing of bilateral documents was held following the meeting between President Nursultan Nazarbayev and Acting Prime Minister of Belgium Yves Leterme.
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President Nursultan Nazarbayev has met with President of the European Investment Bank (EIB) Philippe Maystadt
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.
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Kazakh President Nursultan Nazarbayev has opened the monument to victims of nuclear tests
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Kazakhstan decided to send several soldiers to the headquarters of the International Security Assistance Force in Afghanistan.
Kazakh President Nursultan Nazarbayev has made it public upon the results of negotiations with NATO Secretary General Anders Fogh Rasmussen.
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President of Kazakhstan Nursultan Nazarbayev invited NATO Secretary General to OSCE Summit
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.
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President of EU Council accepted invitation to OSCE Summit
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.
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Nursultan Nazarbayev and President of European Council discussed bilateral relations
President of Kazakhstan Nursultan Nazarbayev and President of the European Council Council Herman Van Rompuy discussed the issues on bilateral cooperation.
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Holding of OSCE Summit in Kazakhstan to give new impetus to Organization's work - Yerik Utembayev
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.
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Kazakhstan's economic growth in the first half of the year made over 8 per cent
'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.
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Kazakhstan suggests establishing new environmental declaration ‘Green Bridge’ between Europe and Asia
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Astana Economic Forum to Discuss Ways to Sustainable Post-Crisis Growth
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.
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New “Nazarbayev University” in Astana Sets High Goals
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.
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High Level OSCE Conference in Astana Seeks Ways to Strengthen Tolerance
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.
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Nazarbayev Stresses Stability in Kyrgyzstan Depends on Economic Recovery
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.
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Kazakhstan, Turkey Cooperate on Eurasian Security, Stability in Kyrgyzstan
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.
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OSCE Chairperson-in-Office: Kazakhstan Works to Strengthen Organization
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.”
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Better-than-Expected Performance of Economy Fuels Government Optimism
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.
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Kazatomprom Chief Executive Advocates Nuclear Development
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.
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Situation with Uzbek, Kyrgyz and Refugees in Kazakhstan
Joint statement by the Committee on Migration
of the Ministry of Labour and Social Protection
of the Republic of Kazakhstan and UNHCR
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Kazakhstan Is Heart and Rising Star of Asia
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.
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Kazakhstan can become biggest gold producer in world
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.
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Scorcese Promotes Forgotten Masterpiece of Kazakh Cinema in Cannes
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.
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Wireless Internet Access Improves as Kazakhtelecom Expands 3G Services
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.
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Kazakhstan Determined to Enter Top Five Oil Producers of the World
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.
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IMD Ranks Kazakhstan 33rd among World’s Most Competitive Countries
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).
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Shanghai Cooperation Organization Has Important Role in Regional Issues
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.
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The Euro-Atlantic Partnership Council Security Forum and Rose-Roth inter-parliamentary Seminar
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Address to meeting dedicated to the 20th anniversary of the stoppage of nuclear testing at Semipalatinsk
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24/03/09 - Press release on entering into force of the Treaty on a nuclear-weapon-free zone in Central Asia
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06/02/09 - Le Chef de l’Etat a signé la loi « Relative aux amendements à la Loi de la République du Kazakhstan sur les partis politiques »
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13/01/09 - Kazakhstan joins OSCE Troïka
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Kazakhstan's political modernization strategy
Non-paper by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Kazakhstan
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07/10/08 - Communiqué de presse relatif aux résultats de la table ronde à l'APCE
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09/09/08 - Table ronde « Islam dans le XXIème siècle et le problème de l’extrémisme religieux » aura lieu à Astana
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09/09/08 - Les versions kazakhstanaises des programmes de Microsoft sont lancées
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09/09/08 - Gerhard Schröder : le Kazakhstan est déjà devenu l’ancre de stabilité en Asie Centrale
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04/09/08 - Le Président du Kazakhstan a approuvé le Programme d’Etat « Chemin vers l’Europe »
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.
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03/09/08 - Kazakhstan announces sweeping changes for democratic good
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03/09/08 - Kazakh President addresses crisis in Georgia
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03/09/08 - En cas de besoin, le Kazakhstan est prêt de participer aux négociations multilatérales sur la situation autour l’Ossétie du Sud
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02/09/08 - Le Président du Kazakhstan envisage monter les relations avec l’UE au niveau du partenariat stratégique
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02/09/08 - Nursultan Nazarbayev : « Nous avons entamé les préparatifs à la Présidence à l’OSCE »
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02/09/08 - Le perfectionnement de la législation sur les élections et les mass médias
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25/08/08 - Nursultan Nazarbayev : « Nous formons l’ensemble »
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25/08/08 - La création du nouveau Forum de dialogue entre l’Occident et le monde musulman
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25/08/08 - CIMCA élargie son partenariat avec d’autres organisations internationales
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24/08/08 - Un bon bilan pour l’équipe olympique kazakhstanaise
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Declaration du ministere des affaires etrangeres de la Republique du Kazakhstan a propos de la situation en Ossetie du Sud
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20/08/08 - Troisième rencontre ministérielle des pays membres de la CIMCA
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18/08/08 - L’équipe «Astana» recrute Haimar Zubeldia
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17/08/08 - Première médaille d’or pour le Kazakhstan aux JO de Pékin
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15/08/08 - Les Présidents du Kazakhstan et du Kyrghyzstan ont discuté la situation en Géorgie
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13/08/08 - Le Kazakhstan a débloqué les moyens pour financer une assistance humanitaire aux victimes du conflit en Ossétie du Sud
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22/07/08 - L’Union européenne réalise à Pavlodar le projet de prévention de la toxicomanie dans les institutions pénitentiaires
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22/07/08 - En collaboration avec la police belge, la Division anti-drogue sera créée à Astana
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08/07/08 - ArcelorMittal augmente ses investissements au Kazakhstan
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03/07/08 - Le Président du Kazakhstan est invité en Finlande en 2009
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03/07/08 - Le Président du Sénat du Kazakhstan est élu au poste du vice-président de l’Assemblée Parlementaire de l’OSCE
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11/04/08 - Le Kazakhstan enregistre les hauts résultats dans le domaine socio-économique
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03/04/08 - La flamme olympique entame son périple au Kazakhstan
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31/03/08 - Le Représentant Spécial de l’Union européenne pour l’Asie Centrale a visité Astana
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13/02/08 - Célébration du 15ème anniversaire des relations diplomatiques entre le Kazakhstan et l’Union européenne
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11/02/08 - Le Fonds du développement durable « Kazyna » se prépare à l’approbation le portefeuille de projets d’investissement pour un montant total de 1.8 milliards de dollars
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