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Kazakhstan won't be renamed

Kazakhstan has no intention to drop the suffix “stan”, the Foreign Minister of Kazakhstan Erlan Idrissov said in his interview to La Vanguardia in Paris on Wednesday, azh.kz reports. June 13 2014, 10:43 2 883 просмотрs

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Eni, KMG Sign Strategic Agreement

The agreement will result in KMG and Eni each holding 50% of exploration and production rights in Isatay, an offshore exploration area located in the north Caspian Sea, azh.kz reports. June 14 2014, 10:13 1 767 просмотрs

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Kazakhstan announces visa-free entry for investors from 10 nations

Today Kazakhstan’s President Nursultan Nazarbayev has announced visa-free entry for investors from 10 countries, tengrinews.kz reports. June 12 2014, 17:21 2 786 просмотрs

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Kazakhstan sends evidences of Aliyev's involvement in opposition leader murder to Austria

Kazakhstan has sent documents pointing to the involvement of Rakhat Aliyev in the murder of a Kazakh opposition leader Sarsenbayev to Austria, tengrinews reports. June 12 2014, 17:11 2 361 просмотрs

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Kazakh Leader expressed concern over Kashagan during meeting with Eni CEO

President of Kazakhstan Nursultan Nazarbayev has met with Eni Chief Executive Officer Claudio Descalzi, azh.kz reports citing Akorda press service. June 12 2014, 12:57 2 822 просмотрs

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Kazakhstan and Canada to establish Business Council for economic partnership

Last week the Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs of Kazakhstan Yerzhan Ashikbayev visited Ottawa. His meetings with Canada’s Minister of Foreign Affairs John Baird, Minister of State (Foreign Affairs and Consular) Lynne Yelich, Foreign Affairs’ Associate Deputy Minister Peter Boehm and Assistant Deputy Minister Dan Costello provided an opportunity to have detailed discussion on a wide range of bilateral and multilateral issues of cooperation, azh.kz reports citing mfa.gov. June 12 2014, 12:35 1 463 просмотрs

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Possibility of opening direct flights between Astana and Paris discussed

Foreign ministers of Kazakhstan and France discussed the possibility of opening direct flights between Astana and Paris, the press service of Kazakh Foreign Ministry reported. June 11 2014, 16:43 1 993 просмотрs

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Mazhilis ratifies agreement in transit of Italian military equipment from Afghanistan via Kazakhstan

The Mazhilis (lower house) of the Parliament of Kazakhstan ratified the agreement with Italy in transit of military equipment and personnel from Afghanistan via the territory of Kazakhstan. June 11 2014, 16:14 1 417 просмотрs

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Major NGOs ask Kazakh President to veto new Criminal Code

Major non-governmental organizations have sent an appeal to Kazakhstan President Nursultan Nazarbayev requesting him to veto the Criminal Code, Criminal Executive Code, and the Code of Administrative Offenses of Kazakhstan recently adopted by the Parliament, ca-news.org reports. June 11 2014, 13:37 1 786 просмотрs

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Peter Baruch appeared before the court in Uralsk

The court session took place in the specialized court that deals with minors-related cases. To recall, the British citizen Peter Baruch is accused of corruption of minors and production of pornographic materials with participation of minors, azh.kz reports. June 10 2014, 18:13 3 656 просмотрs

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Kazakhstan to maintain a visa-free regime with South Korea

“Holders of internal passports could in-move to Kazakhstan and Korea for 1 month,” Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs Alexey Volkov informed speaking during the press conference in the Central Communications Service under the President of Kazakhstan in Astana on June 10, 2014, bnews.kz reports. June 10 2014, 17:24 2 023 просмотрs

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Conditions for attracting foreign workers in Kazakhstan outside the quota will be specified in contracts with investors

Attracting foreign labor to Kazakhstan without permits and quotas will be limited only by the contract with investors, said Vice-Minister of Economy and Budget Planning Marat Kusainov, kaztag reports. June 10 2014, 11:27 3 419 просмотрs

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Kazakhstan, UAE develop cooperation in the field of space

The Emirates Institution for Advanced Science and Technology (EIAST) hosted a visit of a high level Kazakhstan delegation led by Kairat Lama Sharif, Ambassador of Kazakhstan to the United Arab Emirates (UAE), the UAE media report Monday.  June 10 2014, 10:59 2 945 просмотрs

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South Korean President to pay state visits to Kazakhstan, Turkmenistan, Uzbekistan

South Korean President Park Geun-hye will visit Uzbekistan, Kazakhstan and Turkmenistan next week as part of efforts to realize her proposed vision for a united Eurasia, her office said Monday. June 10 2014, 10:54 2 570 просмотрs

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Car accident kills Kazakhmys mine director, his wife and two employees

Road accident in Karaganda region has killed the director and two employees of the East-Zhezkazgan mine of Kazakhmys Corporation, the company said, inform.kz reports. June 9 2014, 17:34 1 556 просмотрs

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Kazakh President to receive Italian Prime Minister

Head of State Nursultan Nazarbayev will receive Prime Minister of Italy Matteo Renzi during his working visit to Kazakhstan on June 12, the Akorda press service informs.   June 9 2014, 13:02 2 104 просмотрs

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Queens family raises two transgender kids from Kazakhstan and Russia

Jeff and Mary Timmons were surprised when their second son Gabriel told them he wanted to be a girl at 4, but the bigger shock was when their youngest daughter, Jamie, also turned out to be a transgender child, timesledger.com reports. June 9 2014, 11:17 4 381 просмотрs

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The cause of "Proton-M" carrier rocket accident announced

The commission on investigation of causes of "Proton-M" carrier rocket accident has been completed in Russia, azh.kz reports citing Izvestiya newspaper. June 7 2014, 13:46 1 351 просмотрs

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Exxon may take over as Kashagan operator

U.S. oil major Exxon Mobil is in line to take over as operator of the giant Kashagan field in an attempt to fix the beleaguered $50 billion project offshore Kazakhstan, industry publication Nefte Compass reported on Friday. June 6 2014, 17:17 1 411 просмотрs

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Summer frosts in some parts of Kazakhstan

A drop in the temperature to the freezing point is expected in some areas of Kazakhstan this June, tengrinews reports citing the national weather service Kazhydromet. June 6 2014, 10:51 1 383 просмотрs

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EBRD President to pay working visit to Kazakhstan

EBRD President Sir Suma Chakrabarti will discuss a new initiative to raise investment in Kazakhstan and drive forward reform in the investment climate when he visits the country from 9-13 June 2014, ebrd.com reports. June 6 2014, 13:13 2 184 просмотрs

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Former son-in-law of Kazakh leader arrested in Austria

Rakhat Aliyev, the erstwhile son-in-law of Kazakhstan's President, who was convicted at Kazakhstan for kidnapping, was arrested in Vienna on Thursday evening, RIA Novosti reports with the reference to the Austrian media. June 6 2014, 09:34 2 832 просмотрs

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Construction of 29 new water reservoirs to fight land degradation, water deficiency – Environmental Minister

Twenty-nine new water reservoirs will be built in Kazakhstan, Minister of Environment and Water Resources Nurlan Kapparov said at the media briefing on Wednesday, azh.kz reports. June 5 2014, 18:45 2 142 просмотрs

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Kazakh President calls on Turkic nations to use Silk Road potential effectively

President of Kazakhstan Nursultan Nazarbayev calls on the Turkic-speaking nations to revive and use potential of the Great Silk Road effectively. June 5 2014, 18:28 1 648 просмотрs

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National Bank prohibits 2 Kazakhstan-based banks to conduct foreign currency exchanges for 1 month

The National Bank of Kazakhstan has suspended the licenses of the Housing Construction Savings Bank of Kazakhstan (ZhilStroiSberBank) and the Capital Bank Kazakhstan for one month.  June 5 2014, 18:11 3 306 просмотрs