Utesin Uandykov, the head of Atyrau Refinery environmental service:
- This year we plan to refine 4,9mln tons of crude and with that we expect to reduce air polluting emissions by7 thousand tons … reduce sewage dumping by 6,5 thousand tons … reduce water consumption and water disposal by 4,6mln cubic meters - all through reuse of reclaimed industrial effluents.
(said at the public hearings concerning Atyrau Refinery’s nature protection action plan for 2015-2017)
Nurlan Balgimbayev, CEO of KMG Management for Facilities Under Construction LLP, former prime minister:
- Top managers of local oil and gas companies ignored today's meeting, despite having been invited six weeks ago. Minister of Labor, it is, probably, necessary to stir them up to bring them to senses.
(said during a meeting at APEC Petrotechnic in the presence of Deputy Prime Minister)
Vitaly Smirnov, Honorary President of the Russian Olympic Committee:
- You always drag me into politics! And you want me to say that: yes, Kazakhs don’t hold (referendums or polls), they have another regime, it’s not a democratic Norway! The same thing with Beijing. You asked me a question, I am answering it: The bid committee should present relevant documents about public opinion poll on a mandatory basis.
(said in an interview to “Gazeta.ru” regarding the withdrawal by Oslo of their bid to host 2022 Winter Olympic Games).
Saltanat Rakhimbekova, Managing Director of Astana EXPO-2017 National Company:
- We will invite DiCaprio, he is a Climate Change Ambassador, he is simply obliged to be at our forum... We have stars: Jolie, Schwarzenegger who make real contribution to fight against climate change.
(said in a forum lobby in Atyrau)
Nursultan Nazarbayev, Kazakhstan President:
- Please keep in mind that this building was built by Izmukhambetov, the Governor of Atyrau Oblast, in 8 months. Well, it (building) will stay and serve for the benefit of Atyrau.
(said half in jest during passing a baton of forum holding to the president of Bashkortostan)
Arystanbek Mukhamediuly, the RoK Minister of Culture and Sport:
- Let me give you an example: the director buys his own playscript in order to earn money … his wife and himself then play principle parts. In Astana there was a theater director who used to give all leading roles in plays to his spouse. When the theatre troop protested, he resigned.
(said to journalists after the speech in Majilis - lower house of RoK Parliament)
Murat Zhoumataev, the Veteran of the Ministry of Emergency Situations (Almaty):
- Well, if we now transfer all supervision to commercial organizations, there will be an unconceivable mess! Those who dealt with independent experts, they know: for money they will knock off any paper you want.
(said in the interview to Vremya newspaper about supervision in construction)
Nursultan NAZARBAYEV, President of Kazakhstan:
"In every school - Russian or other - teaching of the Kazakh language is mandatory. Any pupil of 6th or 7th grade for example, can speak Kazakh, Russian and even English."
(said in an interview to Khabar Channel)
Lui Xui-Cheng, leading officer at China's Institute for Global Issues:
"Once the problems related to Ukraine are solved, some tensions will appear between Russia and the United States on the Central Asia."
(from an article in People's Daily newspaper)
Mouftakh Diarov, Academician of RoK National Academy of Sciences:
- We have enough emissions from Tengiz, Karabatan and Kashagan … Do you, at least, know the oxides’ decay period? Emissions travel 1800 kilometers in a day and they reach our city in seven minutes!
(said during public hearings re. construction of “National industrial petrochemical science and technology park”)
Ruslan Kozhakhmet, Deputy Director of “Sinopec Kazakhstan International Petroleum Service Company” LLP:
- I will continue further to oblige them to observe our legislation... in order to eliminate disproportions and discrimination in payment of salaries to Kazakh and Chinese workers …
(said during the interview to KazTAG after the district court of Almaty ruled out to reinstate him in his job)
First Vice Prime Minister of Russia Igor Shuvalov:
- It will take 5-10 years and the issue of a single currency will be raised for sure: there will be a single emission center and a single currency.
(said at the meeting with the students in Kazan)
Talgat Ermegiyaev, Chairman of the Board of Astana EXPO-2017 National Company:
- I guarantee that the project will pay back. But we shouldn’t estimate the value of EXPO only in money terms.
(said during an interview to Forbes.kz)
Gulmira Shakirova, Deputy Mayor of Atyrau:
- In the South Kazakhstan Oblast, for example, half of kindergartens are private. Basically, state subsidies cover half of payments to private kindergarten owners. But in Atyrau, private kindergarten owners do not want to deal with subsidies, claiming that they require too many paperwork and audits.
(said with regards to high payments in private pre-school institutions)
Kazakhstan President Nursultan Nazarbayev:
- Where have you learned to butter up like this? … Go for “Nurlan Plaza”. All right, we will decide on this.
(said to businessman Nurlan Smagulov, who proposed to rename Mega Plaza shopping centre (under construction) in Astana to Nur Plaza, because the President didn’t like the first name).
Zhanar Bekbanova, the Deputy Governor of Karaganda Oblast:
- In a state of love and euphoria one should not forget about the legal side of it.
(said during the meeting with women of Karaganda on wedding trends without official registration of marriage.)
Salidat Kairbekova, Minister of Health:
- Everyone should know it (the list of free medical services) in order not to dive hands into their pockets and tempt doctors!
(said at Nur Otan party public council for counteraction of corruption)
Kairat Kelimbetov, RoK National Bank Chairman:
- What do you mean by saying what you can do? Don’t take bank loans. You can survive without a fancy fridge.
(said at the parliamentary fraction meeting of Nur Otan party)
Beibit Mamraev, Atyrau State University President:
- If children are trying to bypass an established order at this point, then it is a risk zone … We need to teach them, so that they are aware that they shouldn’t break the established order.
(said after the first stream of school graduates passed Unified National Test)
Amirzhan Kosanov, politician, public figure:
– … to sit in one and the same meeting hall with those who used the official standpoint of Justice Ministry that didn't want to register the unified “Azat” (Liberty) party, with those who, indeed, betrayed the opposition’s unity interests, for which our colleagues gave their lives, I deem it absolutely inappropriate (moreover, nobody invited me there)!
(said in Facebook about creation of Civil Council at the initiative of Zh. Touyakbai)
Olzhas Bektenov, Department Head, RoK Agency for Economic and Corruption-Related Crimes:
- Provocation by bribing, in our viewpoint, is an element of a special check of a civil servant when he/she is intentionally offered an illegal remuneration by financial police staff … In case he/she accepts (bribe), it will be used as a ground for dismissal from public service.
(said in an interview to Astana TV channel)
Bakytzhan Sagintayev, First Deputy Prime Minister of RoK:
- Land plots have been allocated not only to Chinese citizens, but citizens of Russia and other countries as well. So we see no specific problems here.
(said at a briefing in Astana)
Serik AKHMETOV, Kazakh Defense Minister:
"The Republic of Kazakhstan believes there is no potential enemy to it."
(in reply to a question put at his blog)
Kairat Mami, RoK Supreme Court Chairman:
- I don't trust any horoscopes … but May 9 is a sacred day for me and not because it is my birthday. It is Victory Day of our forefathers, including my father – the war veteran (one of the defenders of Brest fortress).
(said during interview with zakon.kz news agency on May 5, 2014)
Nursultan Nazarbayev, President of Kazakhstan:
- I tasked the Minister of Environment Kapparov and Akimat to handle the issue. The other option was for 370 billion. Such ministers will drain the country dry. Please tame your appetites and ensure rational use of facilities.
(said with reference to water supply projects at the meeting on development of Astana)
Nursultan Nazarbayev, President of
- Quite recently, at the beginning of April, the central square in the Russian city of Nevel (Pskov region) was named after a war hero - our countryman from Pavlodar Abylkhair Baimuldin, where he was buried in January, 1944.
(said at the XXI Session of the People’s Assembly of Kazakhstan)
Kazakhstan President Nursultan Nazarbayev:
- Look at what’s going on in the world. For something that happens politically, all businessmen who have money, - are taken by one place and forced to do something they wish.
(said in relation to preparation of capital amnesty bill before June 1)
Lyazzat Ibragimova, Chairman of the board of Damu Business Development Fund:
- The person who becomes a businessman in
(said at the 1st Regional investment and economic forum “Expert- West
Yulia Tymoshenko, former prime minister, presidential candidate for Ukraine:
- I don't perceive that the Crimea has already been lost for Ukraine, and we should reconcile to it. I will never reconcile to it.
(said on March 29 at Batkivshchyna party congress)
Kazakhstan President Nursultan Nazarbayev:
– ... all of us have to treat with big alarm the irresponsible statements of certain politicians about the return to Ukraine of the nuclear status - the country where 5 nuclear power plants, 15 nuclear reactors are operating and there is a potential in the field of rocket technologies.
(said at the Summit on nuclear safety in Hague)
President of Belarus Alexander Lukashenko:
– Whatever the status of economy, no matter what we do in the country - corruption is the rust that will eat away everything!
(said in relation to events in Ukraine)
US President Barack Obama:
- We have condemned their intervention in Crimea and we are calling for a de-escalation of the situation and international monitors that can go into the country right away...
(said during visit to Powell Elementary School in Washington)
Arseny Yatsenyuk, Prime Minister of Ukraine:
- The Russian military forces remain only within the borders of Crimea... Culmination point of crisis in our relations with Russia has passed. I hope that the words which the Russian Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev said to me that the decision (of the Russian President- “AkZhaik”) about bringing of troops has not been approved, are true.
(said in Kiev on March 3)
Uzakbay Karabalin, the RoK Minister of Oil and Gas:
- The need for expats is objective. Their salaries correspond to standards of living in their countries, plus their travel expenses are covered. The issue here - how big is the difference. We discuss this issue and, in some instances, the salaries of our experts have almost become even with the expat salaries.
(said on Feb 20 in Uralsk at the West Kazakhstan Governor's reporting back meeting)
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