Article | May 22, 2012 - 1:24pm
Russia’s LUKoil, which is the third private oil company by proven hydrocarbon reserves in the world, intends to further expand its presence at the Caspian region.
Russia’s LUKoil, which is the third private oil company by proven hydrocarbon reserves in the world, intends to further expand its presence at the Caspian region. LUKoil President Vagit Alekperov and Kazakhstan's national company KazMunayGas CEO Lyazzat Kiinov signed a Memorandum of Understanding which sets the basis for co-operation of Russian companies in studying of geological-geophysical data of free unlicensed onshore and offshore sites in Kazakhstan.
Article | May 20, 2012 - 9:03pm
Kazakhstan’s President Nursultan Nazarbayev and his Belarusian counterpart Alexander Lukashenko have agreed to jointly battle efforts to use human rights issues for exerting political pressure, the Belarusian president's press office said.
Kazakhstan’s President Nursultan Nazarbayev and his Belarusian counterpart Alexander Lukashenko have agreed to jointly battle efforts to use human rights issues for exerting political pressure, the Belarusian president's press office said.
"The parties shall provide mutual assistance on international platforms on the human rights issue, jointly counter attempts to use the issue of human rights as a mechanism of political pressure," the Belarusian and Kazakh presidents said in a statement.
Article | May 20, 2012 - 9:05pm
BEIJING - The list of countries which decided to join, albeit as observers or just dialogue partners, the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO), is increasing each time. So this year Afghanistan and Turkey decided to get into the so-called "Shanghai Five", which includes Russia, Kazakhstan, China, Kyrgyzstan and Tajikistan.
Article | May 16, 2012 - 11:34am
Representatives of railway administrations of Turkmenistan, Kazakhstan and Iranagreed to create a tripartite Committee.
Representatives of railway administrations of Turkmenistan, Kazakhstan and Iran agreed to create a tripartite Committee. The first meeting of the railway representatives of the three countries is expected to be held in the Kazakh city of Aktau by the end of May.
The main subject of the forthcoming meeting of the railway representatives of the three countries is the discussion on construction of the railroad of international importance, which will link four countries: Kazakhstan, Uzbekistan, Turkmenistan and Iran.
Article | May 15, 2012 - 4:18pm
Kazakhstan’s President Nursultan Nazarbayev and his Belarusian counterpart Alexander Lukashenko have agreed to jointly battle efforts to use human rights issues for exerting political pressure, the Belarusian president's press office said.
Kazakhstan’s President Nursultan Nazarbayev and his Belarusian counterpart Alexander Lukashenko have agreed to jointly battle efforts to use human rights issues for exerting political pressure, the Belarusian president's press office said.
"The parties shall provide mutual assistance on international platforms on the human rights issue, jointly counter attempts to use the issue of human rights as a mechanism of political pressure," the Belarusian and Kazakh presidents said in a statement.
Article | May 15, 2012 - 2:49pm
BEIJING - The list of countries which decided to join, albeit as observers or just dialogue partners, the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO), is increasing each time.
BEIJING - The list of countries which decided to join, albeit as observers or just dialogue partners, the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO), is increasing each time. So this year Afghanistan and Turkey decided to get into the so-called "Shanghai Five", which includes Russia, Kazakhstan, China, Kyrgyzstan and Tajikistan. Their desire to join is now under a certain status, most likely, it will be approved next month at the upcoming summit of heads of states of this Organization in Beijing on 6-7 June.
Article | May 7, 2012 - 1:46pm
Several economic agreements were signed during Prime Minister Viktor Orbán’s
visit to Kazakhstan on 3-4 May. This was during the Hungary-Kazakhstan business forum where Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán expressed his satisfaction with the cooperation with Kazakhstan which will help his country come out of the crisis.
Article | May 6, 2012 - 10:04pm
Prosecutors in Kazakhstan have characterized foreign correspondents as "evil" in an indictment accusing 37 residents of the Zhanaozen oil town in western Kazakhstan of inciting and participating in mass unrest that led to at least 16 deaths.
Prosecutors in Kazakhstan have characterized foreign correspondents as "evil" in an indictment accusing 37 residents of the Zhanaozen oil town in western Kazakhstan of inciting and participating in mass unrest that led to at least 16 deaths.
The seven-month-long occupation of the main square by oil workers demanding higher salaries led to the unrest in Zhanaozen in December.
Article | April 29, 2012 - 8:41pm
A journalist in western Kazakhstan, who writes critically about the Central Asian nation's authoritarian government, has been stabbed and shot in an attack that his colleagues say may have been motivated by his reporting.
A journalist in western Kazakhstan, who writes critically about the Central Asian nation's authoritarian government, has been stabbed and shot in an attack that his colleagues say may have been motivated by his reporting.
Attackers opened fire on Lukpan Akhmedyarov, 36, a reporter with independent newspaper Uralskaya Nedelya, outside his home in the city of Uralsk. Raul Uporov, a photographer at Uralskaya Nedelya, said on 20 April that witnesses saw five people attacking Akhmedyarov outside his home late at night.
Article | April 22, 2012 - 9:26pm
A regular government session was recently held under the aegis of Prime Minister of Kazakhstan Karim Massimov to discuss issues of improving the customs administration of goods and the preparation process for the spring sowing campaign in the country, Gazeta.kz reported.
Article | April 19, 2012 - 4:35pm
STRASBOURG - On 18 April, European Parliament Members adopted by a large majority two resolutions that make recommendations to the Council and the Commission on lines to take when negotiating association agreements with Azerbaijan and Armenia.
STRASBOURG - On 18 April, European Parliament Members adopted by a large majority two resolutions that make recommendations to the Council and the Commission on lines to take when negotiating association agreements with Azerbaijan and Armenia. MEPs approved the EU-Azerbaijan resolution with - 520 votes in favour, 32 against and 24 abstentions and the EU-Armenia one with 508 in favour, 29 against and 27 abstentions.
Article | April 17, 2012 - 9:03am
Export potential of the three biggest grain producers in the world, like Kazakhstan, Russia and Ukraine this year will be approximately 55m-56m tonnes.
Article | April 15, 2012 - 7:23pm
Speaking at a recent Kyrgyz-Kazakh business forum, Kyrgyz Minister of Economy and Antitrust Policy Temir Sariev said that the government of Kyrgyzstan turned its face to business, Irinnews.org reported.
Speaking at a recent Kyrgyz-Kazakh business forum, Kyrgyz Minister of Economy and Antitrust Policy Temir Sariev said that the government of Kyrgyzstan turned its face to business, Irinnews.org reported.
Article | April 15, 2012 - 7:30pm
Kazakhstan’s Minister of Foreign Affairs Yerzhan Kazykhanov recently met with Saudi counterpart Prince Saud Al-Faisal in Riyadh.
Kazakhstan’s Minister of Foreign Affairs Yerzhan Kazykhanov recently met with Saudi counterpart Prince Saud Al-Faisal in Riyadh. The Kazakh foreign minister is accompanied by a 10 member delegation including Zhanar Aitzhanova, Kazakh minister of economic development and trade.
Article | April 8, 2012 - 9:35pm
The beleaguered technocrat premier of Italy is now banking on Asian inputs to keep up their shovels. On the last leg of a recent tour which also took him to Kazakhstan, South Korea and Japan, Prime Minister Mario Monti was in China to seek investors’ interest for his country.
The beleaguered technocrat premier of Italy is now banking on Asian inputs to keep up their shovels. On the last leg of a recent tour which also took him to Kazakhstan, South Korea and Japan, Prime Minister Mario Monti was in China to seek investors’ interest for his country.
Article | April 8, 2012 - 8:11pm
At the first plenary session of Nuclear Summit in Seoul, Kazakh President Nursultan Nazarbayev called for stringent measure against countries which use nuclear weapons, Gazeta.kz reported.
Article | April 8, 2012 - 8:08pm
Within the sidelines of the Nuclear Security Summit in Seoul, Kazakhstan’s President Nursultan Nazarbayev met his Korean counterpart Lee Myung-bak.
Within the sidelines of the Nuclear Security Summit in Seoul, Kazakhstan’s President Nursultan Nazarbayev met his Korean counterpart Lee Myung-bak. In the course of talks, both sides agreed to continue to cooperate closely to ensure various economic projects between the two countries are implemented successfully, Gazeta.kz learnt from the presidential office.
Article | April 1, 2012 - 7:06pm
Russian president-elect Vladimir Putin met Kyrgyzstan's President Almazbek Atambaev after a Eurasian Economic Community summit in the Russian capital, Moscow, news agencies reported. In the course of talks, Putin welcomed Atambaev's support for Kyrgyzstan's possible entry into the Belarus-Kazakhstan-Russia Customs Union.
Russian president-elect Vladimir Putin met Kyrgyzstan's President Almazbek Atambaev after a Eurasian Economic Community summit in the Russian capital, Moscow, news agencies reported. In the course of talks, Putin welcomed Atambaev's support for Kyrgyzstan's possible entry into the Belarus-Kazakhstan-Russia Customs Union.
Article | April 1, 2012 - 7:13pm
This year, Kazakhstan-focused miner, Eurasian Natural Resources (ENRC), expects production to be at full available capacity across all divisions along with increased copper volumes, Gazeta.kz reported.
Article | March 30, 2012 - 5:48pm
In the unlikely scenario that Iran blocks the Straits if Hormuz, Iraq has several other alternative routes to supply its oil to world markets, Ambassador of Iraq in Kazakhstan and Tajikistan Sabir Raja Abboud al - Moussaoui told New Europe in an exclusive interview.
In the unlikely scenario that Iran blocks the Straits if Hormuz, Iraq has several other alternative routes to supply its oil to world markets, Ambassador of Iraq in Kazakhstan and Tajikistan Sabir Raja Abboud al - Moussaoui told New Europe in an exclusive interview.
