President Tokayev Addresses SCO Heads of States Meeting in Dushanbe
NUR-SULTAN – President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev attended the Shanghai Cooperation Organization summit in Dushanbe on Sept. 17, reports the Akorda press service. “Thanks to joint efforts, the SCO has become the most successful and influential regional organization in the world. The SCO possesses vast demographic, financial, and natural resources, as well as powerful technological potential. It…
President Tokayev Attends CSTO Meeting in Dushanbe
NUR-SULTAN – Kazakh President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev attended the Collective Security Council of the Collective Security Treaty Organisation (CSTO) in Dushanbe on Sept. 17, reports the Akorda press service. He joined Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko, Kyrgyz President Sadyr Japarov, Russian President Vladimir Putin, who attended the meeting via videoconference, Tajik President Emomali Rahmon, Armenian Prime Minister…
Thirty Second Berlin Eurasian Club Meeting in Nur-Sultan Focuses on New Technologies
NUR-SULTAN – Development of new technologies and know-how were at the focus of the 32nd meeting of the Berlin Eurasian Club hosted in Nur-Sultan on Sept. 13, reports the Kazakh Foreign Ministry. The event, which was organized with the support of the Kazakh Ministry and the Eastern Committee of the German Economy, gathered representatives of…
Kazakhstan’s Economy Recovers to Pre-Pandemic Levels, Says Kazakh PM
NUR-SULTAN – Kazakhstan’s economy has reached pre-pandemic levels and continues to recover, achieving a three percent growth in the first eight months of 2021, said Kazakh Prime Minister Askar Mamin at a government meeting on Tuesday. Growth in the manufacturing sector reached 5.8 percent, 9.1 percent in trade, 12.8 percent in communications, and 11.4 percent…
COVID-19 Incidence Decreases 35% Over Two Weeks in Kazakhstan
NUR-SULTAN – The COVID-19 incidence rate has decreased by 35 percent over the past two weeks in Kazakhstan, said Kazakh Minister of Healthcare Alexei Tsoy at a government meeting on Tuesday. “The global morbidity and mortality for COVID-19 continues to be unstable. More than 224 million cases have been reported worldwide, with more than 300,000…
North Macedonian Foreign Minister Visits Nur-Sultan, Signs Important Agreements
NUR-SULTAN – Minister of Foreign Affairs of Northern Macedonia Bujar Osmani made an official visit to Kazakhstan on Sept. 10, meeting Kazakh President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev and Kazakh Foreign Minister Mukhtar Tileuberdi. Welcoming Bujar Osmani to Kazakhstan, Tokayev said that the visit is extremely important in terms of giving an additional impetus to the development of…
Kazakhstan Assumes One-Year Presidency in Islamic Organization for Food Security
NUR-SULTAN – Kazakhstan hosted the two-day Fourth General Assembly of the Islamic Organization for Food Security (IOFS) that convened in Nur-Sultan on Sept. 8, reports the Kazakh Ministry of Agriculture. During the assembly meeting, Turkey handed over the presidency in the organization to Kazakhstan for one year. Founded in 2018 with its headquarters based in…
Kazakhstan Launches Flights to Qatar, Increases Air Travel to Russia, Turkey, UAE
NUR-SULTAN – Since last year, COVID-19 has made traveling an uneasy endeavor, but despite this, flights are steadily resuming and giving hope to people who need to travel. Kazakhstan has recently launched flights to Qatar, increased flights to Turkey, Russia, and the United Arab Emirates as well as resumed flights to the Maldives, report the…
Kazakh Capital Attracts Nearly $1.2 Billion in Seven Months
NUR-SULTAN – The Kazakh capital Nur-Sultan has attracted over 504 billion tenge (US$1.2 billion) within seven months, nine percent more compared to the same period in 2020, said Nur-Sultan Akim (Mayor) Altai Kulginov. “The attractiveness of our capital for investors is growing every year. Despite the pandemic, both last year and this year, we managed…
President Tokayev Outlines Kazakhstan’s Position on Afghanistan
NUR-SULTAN – Kazakh President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev outlined the position of Kazakhstan regarding the situation in Afghanistan saying the country is ready to establish business ties with the new leadership in Afghanistan, wrote President’s spokesperson Berik Uali on his Facebook account. “Kazakhstan believes that Afghanistan must become a stable, sovereign, and united state, living in peace…
Kazakhstan to Continue Steadily Increasing Oil Production Under OPEC+ Deal
NUR-SULTAN – Kazakhstan will continue to steadily increase its oil production under the OPEC+ agreement, said the Kazakh Ministry of Energy. The 20th meeting of the Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) and its allies, including Kazakhstan and Russia, concluded on Sept. 1. The meeting participants noted that, while the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic…
Tokayev Visits North Kazakhstan Region, Inspects Harvesting Campaign, Agricultural Equipment Production
NUR-SULTAN – President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev visited the North Kazakhstan Region on Sept. 7, reports Akorda press service. Tokayev’s working trip to the region began with a visit to the village of Baiterek in the Kyzylzhar district, where he met with local producers and inspected the agricultural equipment deployed in the harvesting work. “We need…
Kazakh Government Adopts National Plan Following Tokayev’s Address to Nation
NUR-SULTAN – The government meeting chaired by Kazakh Prime Minister Askar Mamin adopted a National Action Plan for the implementation of President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev’s plan, outlined in his address to the nation, the Prime Minister’s press service reports. Minister of the National Economy Aset Irgaliev presented the plan, which consists of 102 points across seven…
Kazakhstan Launches Digital Government Office
NUR-SULTAN – Kazakhstan launched its pilot Digital Government Office. Kazakh President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev visited the office on Monday, Sept. 6, reports the Akorda press service. The office includes the National Analytical Center, the Center of Digital Transformation, and the National Project Office. Bagdat Musin, Kazakhstan’s Minister of Digital Development, Innovation and Aerospace Industry, briefed the…
Tremendous Operation: Aide to President Erlan Karin Reveals Details of Rescue of Kazakh Citizens from Afghanistan
NUR-SULTAN – Kazakhstan’s security forces undertook a tremendous effort to return Kazakh citizens from Afghanistan within the three days, said Aide to President Erlan Karin. “On board were 25 Kazakhs, 10 of whom were children, 14 Kyrgyz citizens who had been evacuated at the request of the Kyrgyz side and one person each from Russia…
Phase 3 Clinical Trials of Kazakhstan’s QazVac Vaccine Now Completed
NUR-SULTAN – Phase 3 trials of Kazakhstan’s QazVac vaccine have been completed, said the head of the Kazakh Institute for Biosafety Research Kunsulu Zakarya at a Sept. 6 press briefing. 3,000 people participated in the phase 3 trials. “Indeed, all clinical trials have been completed. On July 9, we collected the last samples. By the…
Kazakhstan Sees New Prospects For Strengthening Cooperation with Asia-Pacific Region
NUR-SULTAN – President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev noted his country’s interest in strengthening business ties with the countries of the Asia-Pacific region during the plenary session of the VI Eastern Economic Forum which is taking place in Vladivostok through Sept. 3 in a virtual format, reports the Akorda press service. In 2020, Kazakhstan’s trade turnover with the…
Kazakh Government Outlines Necessary Action Measures to Implement President Tokayev’s Tasks
NUR-SULTAN – As Kazakh President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev delivered his annual state-of-the-nation address on Sept. 1, the government came up quickly with their ideas on how to implement the tasks set by the President. Agriculture Sector The agriculture sector is one of the most promising sectors for the Kazakh economy. Nearly 15 percent of the country’s…
Kazakhstan Orders Two Airbus Aircraft, Delivery Scheduled for 2024
NUR-SULTAN – Kazakhstan has ordered two Airbus A400M aircraft for its Defense Ministry, reports the Kazakh Ministry of Industry and Infrastructure Development. The delivery of the first aircraft is scheduled for 2024. Negotiations between Kazakh Minister of Industry and Infrastructure Development Beibut Atamkulov and Airbus Chief Operating Officer Alberto Gutiérrez concluded with the signing of…
Kazakhstan to Resume Flights to UK in September
NUR-SULTAN – Kazakhstan’s Air Astana will resume direct flights from Kazakhstan’s capital Nur-Sultan to London starting Sept. 18, adding the United Kingdom to the list of countries open for Kazakhstan’s citizens. The flights will be operated on Airbus A321 aircraft on Saturdays and Wednesdays. Tickets are available for sale on the airline’s website. According to…
Tokayev Emphasises New Social Initiatives, Business Development in Address to Nation
NUR-SULTAN – Developing nuclear energy, boosting the country’s military capacity, extending support for businesses, and five new social initiatives were among the topics that President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev raised during his one-and-a-half-hour-long state-of-the-nation address delivered on Sept. 1. All initiatives voiced in the address are aimed at supporting the country in the post-pandemic period, improving the…
Kazakhstan’s Defense Minister Replaced After Deadly Explosion at Ammo Depot Kills 15
NUR-SULTAN – Kazakhstan’s Defense Minister Nurlan Yermekbayev resigned after an explosion at an ammunition depot in the Zhambyl Region killed 15 and injured nearly 100 people, reports the Akorda press service. Kazakh President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev introduced the new minister Murat Bektanov on Aug. 31. Before being appointed to this position, Bektanov served as a Deputy…
Kazakhstan Mourns Heroic Efforts of Firefighters to Contain Flames at Military Unit Blast in Zhambyl Region
NUR-SULTAN – One more person was found killed in a massive blast at an arms depot in the Zhambyl Region on Aug. 26 bringing the total death toll to at least 15, said the Kazakh Ministry of Emergency Situations on Monday. All of them died while trying to extinguish the blaze. “The Ministry of Defense…
Dismantling Nuclear Arsenal Was a Visionary and Wise Decision by Kazakhstan, Says CTBTO Executive Secretary
NUR-SULTAN – Dismantling the nuclear arsenal that Kazakhstan inherited after the collapse of the Soviet Union has been proven to be a visionary, wise and noble decision, said Executive Secretary of the Comprehensive Nuclear Test Ban Treaty Organization (CTBTO) Robert Floyd at an Aug. 27 press briefing in Nur-Sultan devoted to the 30th anniversary of…
Massive Blast Rocks Kazakh Military Base in Zhambyl Region
NUR-SULTAN – At least nine people were killed and 90 wounded in a blast at a military unit stationed in the Zhambyl Region on the evening of Aug. 26, according to the Emergency Situations Ministry. The blast occurred at 6.45 pm local time after a fire began at the military base in Baizak district, 30…
