Another lawmaker in Russia has made remarks concerning Kazakhstan, which might create tension between the two countries, Orda.kz reports. In a comment to the Russian National News Service, Mikhail Delyagin, deputy chairman of the State Duma Committee on Economic Policy, said that long delays in processing money transfers from Russia to Kazakhstan are “sabotage by
The Ambassador of Kazakhstan to Pakistan Yerzhan Kistafin on April 8 held a meeting with the Secretary of Railways of the Islamic Republic of Pakistan Syed Ali Shah. During the negotiations, the Pakistani side outlined the ongoing efforts to attract foreign investors for rehabilitation and expansion of the country’s railway networks. Syed Ali Shah expressed
On April 8, a caravan of 15 trucks with 300 tons of humanitarian aid from Kyrgyzstan arrived in the city of Aktobe in Kazakhstan, where the convoy has been divided between four regions of Kazakhstan hit by unprecedented spring floods, the Kyrgyz Ministry of Emergency Situations reported. Three trucks with humanitarian cargo headed to the
The Ambassador of Kazakhstan to Pakistan Yerzhan Kistafin held a meeting last week with the Secretary of the Ministry of Communications of the Islamic Republic of Pakistan Ali Sher Mehsud. During the meeting, the parties discussed the prospects for cooperation in the transport and logistics sector taking into account the North-South corridor being established, for
The Embassy of Kazakhstan in Egypt and KAZAKH INVEST National Company on April 4 in Cairo held a round table with major Egyptian companies that are part of the Business Council for International Cooperation. During the event, participants discussed investment, trade and economic opportunities between Kazakhstan and Egypt, the Kazakh Foreign Ministry reported. Kairat Lama
With its ancient architectural monuments and beautiful natural landscapes, Central Asia is a magnet for travelers from around the world. The British publishing house Silk Road Media, through its publications such as Open Central Asia Magazine and travel guides to the countries of the region, has been promoting Central Asia as an attractive tourism destination,
The Chairman of the Cabinet of Ministers of the Kyrgyz Republic, Akylbek Japarov on April 4 announced that Kyrgyzstan will provide humanitarian aid to neighboring Kazakhstan in response to unprecedented floods caused by abrupt warm weather that led to a mass snowmelt. Kazakhstan’s Ministry of Emergency Situations has reported that almost 19 thousand people have been evacuated
Yerzhan Yelekeyev, Chairman of the Management Board of JSC National Company Kazakh Invest, and Sultangali Kinzhakulov, Deputy Chairman of the Investment Committee of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Kazakhstan, on April 3 met with the leadership of the Chinese company Zhejiang Sunny Group Co., Ltd. to discuss the possibility of building a plant for the
Kazakhstan intends to sign an agreement with Kyrgyzstan on deepening and expanding allied relations. The draft decree of the President of Kazakhstan Kassym-Jomart Tokayev “On the signing of an agreement on deepening and expanding allied relations between the Republic of Kazakhstan and the Kyrgyz Republic” was published on the Open Regulatory Legal Acts portal. The
National experts from the Government of Kazakhstan convened at the Law Enforcement Academy under the Prosecutor General’s Office near Astana on 27 and 28 March for an interactive national workshop on the protection of vulnerable targets from terrorist attacks. The event marked the second activity under the OSCE’s new initiative – Project PROTECT, which is aimed
