Local School Helps Kazakhstan Go Green

ASTANA – The secondary school in Vyacheslavka Village in the Arshaly District in the Akmola Region supports Kazakhstan’s efforts for a green economy and has mobilised resources...


Oil Industry Equipment Plant Slated for Mangystau Region

AKTAU – Mangystau Region Akim (Governor) Alik Aidarbayev met recently with representatives of the Spanish company Ros Roca Group to discuss building a factory to produce equipment for...


Professor Discusses Kazakh Contribution to Global Nuclear Non-Proliferation

ALMATY – Kazakhstan occupies 15th place  in Nuclear Threat Initiative’s nuclear material security index. The head of state, speaking at the third Nuclear Security Summit in The...


Kazakh, Kyrgyz Presidents Discuss Bilateral Relations

ASTANA – Kazakh President Nursultan Nazarbayev and Kyrgyz President Almazbek Atambayev met in Almaty on March 26 to discuss bilateral relations and cooperation within Eurasian integration associations....


Kazakhstan, US Discuss Expanding Trade, Nuclear Security Cooperation

THE HAGUE – President Nursultan Nazarbayev of Kazakhstan met with President Barack Obama of the United States on March 25 on the sidelines of the third Nuclear...


Kazakh Legal Mediation Programme Resolves Conflicts

ASTANA – There is still a lot of work to be done in getting Kazakhstan’s mediation services up to par. The United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) and...


Bid to Join UN Security Council Seen on Track

In June 2010, Kazakhstan first declared its intention to seek a non-permanent seat on the UN Security Council for 2017-18. In the fall of 2013, it formally...


Kazakh FM Visits China, Discusses Relations

Kazakhstan Foreign Minister Erlan Idrissov met with China Deputy Prime Minister Li Yuanchao, Foreign Minister Wang Yi and officials from the China Institute of International Studies during...


Astana Updates its Nuclear Narrative in a New Edition of “Building a Nuclear Safe World”

THE HAGUE – The foreign ministry of Kazakhstan has updated its 2011 book, “Building a Nuclear Safe World: The Kazakhstan Way,” to reflect the country’s ongoing work...


Business news in brief

According to Minister of Labour and Social Protection Tamara Duissenova, 56.6 percent of Kazakhstan’s youth are involved in the country’s Employment Road Map 2020, BNews.kz reported. “The...


Economic news in brief

President Nursultan Nazarbayev met recently with Kazakh National Bank Chairman Kairat Kelimbetov to discuss the financial sector and banking system in the country, as well as international...


External news in brief

On March 14, the President of Kazakhstan spoke on the phone with Prime Minister of the United Kingdom David Cameron. The leaders discussed bilateral cooperation, as well...


National news in brief

On March 18, Minister of Agriculture Assylzhan Mamytbekov reported on the results of the ministry’s work in 2013 and their tasks for 2014 to President Nazarbayev. He...


Nazarbayev Urges More Robust Global Efforts at Nuclear Security Summit

THE HAGUE – President Nursultan Nazarbayev was among the first world leaders to address the 3rd Nuclear Security Summit here on March 24 calling for more robust...


Hungarian Ambassador Says Countries’ Commonalities Good Ground for Future Ties

ASTANA – Hungary and Kazakhstan are geographically distant from each other. Hungary is in Central Europe and Kazakhstan is in Central Asia, but they share common traits,...


Kazakhstan-U.S. Strategic Partnership on the Rise

The United States was the first country to recognise our independence and establish diplomatic relations with Kazakhstan in December 1991. During the short period since then, bilateral...


Kazakhstan, Holland advance ties across board

A Rotterdam square is named after Astana, a new stamp featuring the portrait of the Kazakh President is issued by the Dutch Post, and a new tulip...


Global Nuclear Materials Security System Needed, U.S. Expert Says

THE HAGUE – A global nuclear materials security system is needed to address the absence of universal standards and mutual accountability for securing nuclear materials, and to...


Indian Embassy Celebrates ITEC Day in Astana

ASTANA – The Embassy of India in Kazakhstan celebrated ITEC Day 2014 (Indian Technical and Economic Cooperation) on March 18. More than 120 people attended the event,...


Kazakh Pilot Breaks Through to Formula Russia

Seventeen-year-old Lyubov Andreyeva is young, promising and fast enough to earn a seat in Formula Russia, the equivalent of Formula 3, which starts May 10 in Kazan,...


French Salsa Instructors Perform at Almaty Spring Festival 2014

ALMATY – Dancers from around Kazakhstan gathered in Almaty March 14-16 for the Almaty Spring Festival 2014. This year’s event was organised by the Viva La Salsa...


Parliamentarians Urge Global Leaders to Work Toward Eliminating Nuclear Weapons

WASHINGTON – Members of Parliamentarians for Nuclear Non-Proliferation and Disarmament (PNND) have urged the global leaders converging in The Hague early next week for the Nuclear Security...


Kazakhstan Celebrates Nauryz

ASTANA – Nauryz is the celebration of the New Year on the solar astronomical calendar for Persian and Turkic peoples. Nauryz is also a national tradition in...


Mazhilis Deputy Says Family Should Be Strengthened to Achieve Goals of Kazakhstan 2050

Aitkul Samakova, the deputy of the Mazhilis and the head of the Social Council of the Nur Otan party faction in the lower chamber of Parliament, is...


Kazakh Movie Wins Grand Prix at French Festival

The Kazakh movie “Nagima” directed by Zhanna Issabayeva won the Grand Prix at the Deauville Asian Film Festival held March 5-9 in France. Chairperson of the jury...


2014 Astana Economic Forum Celebrates International Organisations

The May 21-23 Astana Economic Forum will not only be a gathering of world economic experts, but a platform to note the anniversaries of significant international finance...


Victor Kell Exhibition Opens in Astana

ASTANA – An exhibition of the works of internationally renowned artist and Kazakhstan native Victor Kell is being held in Astana. Kell, one of Kazakhstan’s most prominent...


AgriTek 2014 Exhibition Held in Capital

ASTANA – The AgriTek 2014 exhibition was held March 12-14 at the Korme Exhibition Centre in Astana. “The AgriTek exhibition has been held since 2006,” said  Gennadiy...


Kazakh Film Inspired by Hemingway Nominated for Nika Award

According to the Kazakhfilm press office, the Kazakhstan movie “Shal,” which was inspired by Ernest Hemingway’s “The Old Man and the Sea,” has been nominated for best...


Kazakhstan Seeks to Ease Barriers for Students with Physical Disabilities

The Department for Higher and Postgraduate Education of the Ministry of Education and Science of Kazakhstan announced at an educational roundtable on March 13 that the government...