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Karimov's «once and for all» for Nazarbayev

Karimov's «once and for all» for Nazarbayev

23.04.2008 12:44 msk Kazakhstan Politics

Presidents Nursultan Nazarbayev of Kazakhstan and Islam Karimov of Uzbekistan have known each other for years, since the Soviet past. Both are veterans of the Politburo of the Central Committee of the erstwhile CPSU. Nazarbayev and Karimov are the only leaders to have retained supreme power in their

Kazakhstan will keep Kyrgyz refineries running

Kazakhstan will keep Kyrgyz refineries running

18.04.2008 13:39 msk Kazakhstan

President of Kyrgyzstan Kurmanbek Bakiyev is visiting Astana, Kazakhstan, where the second meeting of the Supreme Council of Kyrgyzstan and Kazakhstan is about to take place. Bilateral ministerial meeting already took place in Astana. Those present at the meeting adopted a draft resolution on establ

NG: Rating of Kazakhstan is negative

NG: Rating of Kazakhstan is negative

15.04.2008 00:52 msk Analytics Kazakhstan

Kazakhstan is the only CIS country with a long-term development strategy (until 2030). It aims at becoming a member of the World Trade Organization and one of the 50 best competitive economies in the world. Even Russia emulates the Kazakh experience every now and then. It founded the so called Stabi

Every post-Soviet country has its own Rahat Aliyevs - would-be «opposition» activists currently close to national leaders

Every post-Soviet country has its own Rahat Aliyevs - would-be «opposition» activists currently close to national leaders

13.03.2008 13:45 msk Analytics Kazakhstan

Every post-Soviet country has its own Rahat Aliyevs - would-be «opposition» activists currently close to national leaders

Kazakhstan: Opposition leader Akejan Kajegeldin advises President to make three steps

Kazakhstan: Opposition leader Akejan Kajegeldin advises President to make three steps

11.02.2008 09:59 msk Kazakhstan Politics

Kazakhstan's forthcoming chairmanship in the OSCE scheduled for 2010 compels Europe to focus attention on this Eurasian country, vast and rich in natural resources. Former (1994 to 1997) Prime Minister Akejan Kajegeldin, 55, remains one of the prime sources of data on Kazakhstan for European leaders

Kazakhstan: Opposition activist Akejan Kajegeldin is optimistic

Kazakhstan: Opposition activist Akejan Kajegeldin is optimistic

18.01.2008 13:00 msk Analytics Kazakhstan

The government of Germany retains vivid interest in Central Asia, and consultations with Kazakh ex-premier Akejan Kajegeldin convened by the office of the federal chancellor on January 16 confirm it. A charismatic Kazakh politician who sided with the opposition in late 1998, Kajegeldyn has been livi

Monument to 1st President of Turkey be erected in Kazakhstan

Monument to 1st President of Turkey be erected in Kazakhstan

14.12.2007 16:08 msk Kazakhstan

A monument to the first President of Turkey Mustafa Kemal Ataturk will be erected in Kazakhstan, Kazinform reports.

The government of Kazakhstan is determined to repossess energy assets

The government of Kazakhstan is determined to repossess energy assets

14.12.2007 16:05 msk Business Kazakhstan

"Wherever possible, the government of Kazakhstan stands for repossession of energy assets in strategic spheres in the name of energy security," Prime Minister Karim Masimov told Nur Otan faction of the parliament. "Certain steps in this direction are already taken."

Kazakhstan as the OSCE chairman will promote this structure on the post-Soviet territory

Kazakhstan as the OSCE chairman will promote this structure on the post-Soviet territory

07.12.2007 11:37 msk Analytics Kazakhstan

The OSCE Council of Foreign Ministers met on November 29 and 30 in Madrid, Spain, and voted to make Kazakhstan chairman of this international organization in 2010. All 56 OSCE members voted "aye". Experts believe that Kazakhstan as the OSCE chairman will capitalize on promotion of this structure on

National census will take place in Kazakhstan in 2009

National census will take place in Kazakhstan in 2009

03.12.2007 12:00 msk Kazakhstan

National census will take place in Kazakhstan between February 25 and March 6, 2009.

How Kazakhstan became the OSCE chairman

How Kazakhstan became the OSCE chairman

03.12.2007 11:47 msk Kazakhstan Politics

This skills with which the Kazakh diplomacy secured the OSCE chairmanship for its country deserves sincere admiration. As a matter of fact, this compromise is practically the only outcome of the meeting of OSCE Council of Foreign Ministers in Madrid, Spain, last week that is worth mentioning.

Kazakh journalists are no longer permitted to publish politicians' private conversations

Kazakh journalists are no longer permitted to publish politicians' private conversations

09.11.2007 12:58 msk Kazakhstan Politics

The Kazakh Prosecutor General's Office officially warned the media yesterday of the necessity to abstain from featuring materials interfering with the right to "privacy of correspondence, conversations over the phone, and mail." What amounts to the ban is the authorities' reaction to appearance in t

Wishbook with the imprint of Nursultan Nazarbayev's palm restored in Alma-Ata

Wishbook with the imprint of Nursultan Nazarbayev's palm restored in Alma-Ata

31.10.2007 14:51 msk Kazakhstan

The bronze Wishbook was installed in the center of the Republic Square in Alma-Ata, last Friday, a copy of the one that had disappeared on October 7.

Kazakhstan will have to wait for OSCE chairmanship

Kazakhstan will have to wait for OSCE chairmanship

31.10.2007 14:41 msk Kazakhstan Politics

Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov's two-day visit to Kazakhstan ended yesterday. President Nursultan Nazarbayev received Lavrov with his Kazakh opposite number Marat Tazhin shortly before Lavrov's departure for Moscow. "We discussed implementation of the agreements concerning our cooperation in

Cruelty in the barracks in the regular Kazakh army remains a problem kept under the lid

Cruelty in the barracks in the regular Kazakh army remains a problem kept under the lid

11.10.2007 12:03 msk Kazakhstan

Whoever refuses to feed his own army will feed a foreign. This axiom remains true even now. Unfortunately, the army demands more than donations in the form of taxes. It also demands human sacrifices.

Nearly 100,000 Chinese entered Kazakhstan in 2006

Nearly 100,000 Chinese entered Kazakhstan in 2006

11.10.2007 12:01 msk Kazakhstan Migration

Almost 100,000 Chinese entered the territory of Kazakhstan in 2006 and only 5,000 of them obtained the official permit to remain, Yelena Sadovskaya said at her press conference in Alma-Ata on October 98. (Sadovskaya is an expert of the Research Council for Immigration of the CIS and Baltic states wi

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