Kazakhstan, U.S. discuss ways to deepen strategic partnership
ASTANA – The Nov. 30 Kazakhstan – United States Strategic Partnership Commission meeting, co-chaired by Kazakh Deputy Foreign Minister Yerzhan Ashykbayev and U.S. Acting Assistant Secretary of State for South and Central Asian Affairs Alice Wells, was mainly dedicated to Kazakh President Nursultan Nazarbayev’s official visit to the United States in January. The meeting in…
Kazakhstan’s anticorruption efforts noted in U.S.
ASTANA – Organisations that assess corruption levels in Kazakhstan praised the country’s economic and social political reforms during Nov. 28-30 meetings in the United States. Deputy Chairman of the Kazakh Agency for Civil Service and Anti-Corruption Affairs Alik Shpekbayev travelled to Washington, DC, for meetings with representatives from the U.S. Federal Bureau of investigation, World…
Athens forum emphasises Kazakhstan’s role in Silk Road of the 21st century
ASTANA – The Economist and the Greek-Eurasian Business Council brought together over 500 representatives of governments, universities, transnational and logistics companies in Athens Oct. 9-10 for discussions on the development of transport and the commercial flows of goods and services between Europe and Asia during the first of its kind EU-Eurasia-China Business Summit titled “Building…
Kazakh Senate Chairman, Uzbek President praise bilateral relations
ASTANA – Kazakh Senate Chairman Kassym-Jomart Tokayev and a parliamentary delegation met with Uzbek President Shavkat Mirziyoyev during a Sept. 25-27 official visit to Tashkent. Tokayev praised bilateral relations and said parliamentarians from the two countries could work to implement initiatives presented by the two presidents at their meeting in early September, including management of…
Kazakh President’s initiatives to be presented at UN General Assembly
ASTANA – Heads of states and governments, foreign ministers, high-level representatives of UN member states and leaders of regional international organisations have gathered at the UN headquarters for the 72nd session of the UN General Assembly, which begins Sept. 19 in New York. This year’s debate topic is “Focusing on People. Striving for Peace and a…
UN Rapporteur praises Kazakh commitment to persons with disabilities, notes areas for improvement
ASTANA – Kazakhstan has demonstrated a commitment to advancing the rights of persons with disabilities, but has not yet reached international standards in some areas, said UN Special Rapporteur on the rights of persons with disabilities Catalina Devandas at the conclusion of a recent visit to Kazakhstan. Devandas said Kazakhstan’s steps to reform the social…
