Articles by Dana Omirgazy

ASTANA – Kazakh Deputy Foreign Minister Alibek Kuantyrov and Italian Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation Edmondo Cirielli reaffirmed readiness to continue a multifaceted dialogue aimed at strengthening the entire spectrum of the Kazakh-Italian strategic partnership during an Oct. 29 meeting. During the talks, the diplomats discussed bilateral cooperation, notably, the implementation of…

ASTANA – Kazakhstan has expanded the mandate of the Commissioner for Human Rights in accordance with the Paris Principles, including providing financial and human resources to implement the recommendations received by the country in 2019 following the Universal Periodic Review (UPR), a unique mechanism of the UN Human Rights Council. At the Oct. 28 first…

ASTANA – Kazakhstan and France plan to study the Ile-Balkhash basin and develop cooperation in water management. Kazakh Minister of Water Resources and Irrigation Nurzhan Nurzhigitov held talks with French Ambassador to Kazakhstan Sylvain Guiguet, reported the ministry’s press service on Oct. 28. “The ministry is preparing to sign a memorandum and a trilateral cooperation…

ASTANA — The Paris-based Guimet National Museum of Asian Arts will host the “Kazakhstan: Treasures of the Great Steppe” exhibition from the collection of the Kazakh National Museum and the Azret Sultan State Historical and Cultural Reserve Museum on Nov. 6. The exhibition will run through March 24 next year. According to the Kazakh Ministry…

ASTANA—Kazakhstan and the United Arab Emirates (UAE) are strengthening cooperation in combating money laundering and terrorist financing. On Oct. 28, the Financial Monitoring Agency hosted a meeting with a delegation from the UAE National Anti-Money Laundering and Combating Financing of Terrorism and Financing of Illegal Organizations Committee, headed by Secretary-General Hamid Al Zaabi. During the…

ASTANA – Kazakhstan and Mongolia inked a historic investment agreement to create and develop Earth remote sensing satellite system on Oct. 29 in Ulaanbaatar, which marks the first export of a Kazakh satellite, entirely developed by Kazakh engineers. According to Kazakh Minister of Digital Development, Innovation and Aerospace Industry Zhaslan Madiyev, independent management of satellites…

ASTANA – Kazakh President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev and Mongolian President Ukhnaagiin Khurelsukh expressed their readiness to deepen cooperation and boost bilateral trade as Tokayev pays his first state visit to Mongolia as the President on Oct. 29. In a narrow-format meeting, Tokayev highlighted centuries-old traditions and cultural and historical roots between the two countries. He said…

ASTANA — The FIDE Women’s Grand Prix Series 2024-2025 kicks off in Shymkent on Oct. 29 with a line-up of some of the strongest female chess players in the world who will face off in a nine-round round-robin tournament. The event will run through Nov. 9. According to FIDE, the Shymkent leg of the Grand…

ASTANA – President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev congratulated people on Republic Day, the country’s national holiday commemorating the foundation of an independent and sovereign state, on Oct. 25. Tokayev noted this date is the embodiment of the sovereignty of Kazakhstan, a symbol of the revival of the nation’s centuries-old statehood, reported the Akorda. The Republic Day aims…

ASTANA – Renewable energy sources provided 6.67% of total generation in Kazakhstan in January-September, according to the Energy Ministry’s document on electricity production by renewable energy sources published on Oct. 18. Between January and September, renewable energy sources generated 5.78 billion kilowatt-hours (kWh) of power. The first nine months saw an 18% rise in power…

ASTANA — Kazakhstan improves its position in the 2024 World Justice Project (WJP) Rule of Law Index, increasing its score from 0.53 to 0.54 points and ranking 65th. This indicates consistent efforts to strengthen the rule of law and improve the effectiveness of the legal system. The 2024 WJP Rule of Law Index, published on…

ASTANA – Kazakh President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev spoke about the nation’s unity and cohesion at an Oct. 23 ceremony of presenting state awards to mark the upcoming Republic Day. Tokayev congratulated his compatriots on the national holiday. According to him, the day of adopting the Declaration on the State Sovereignty of Kazakhstan marks the beginning of…

ASTANA — Lonely Planet, the world’s leading travel guide publisher, named Kazakhstan one of the best countries for travel in its annual Best in Travel 2025 ranking, which features 30 must-visit destinations worldwide. Lonely Planet chooses places based on suggestions from tourists, employees, writers, and other tourism professionals. “Kazakhstan is an immersive destination for travelers…

ASTANA – Kazakhstan tested Eutelsat-OneWeb broadband satellite internet services based at the Kokterek Space Communications Center in Almaty to enhance internet access in rural areas. Kazakh Minister of Digital Development, Innovations and Aerospace Industry Zhaslan Madiyev attended the testing of a project aimed at providing stable and high-speed internet access for remote regions of the…

ASTANA – Kazakh and Uzbek business leaders signed 76 documents worth more than $352 million during the fourth Uzbekistan – Kazakhstan interregional cooperation forum, chaired by  Prime Ministers of Kazakhstan Olzhas Bektenov and Uzbekistan Abdulla Aripov on Oct. 22 in Samarkand. The list of signed documents include the plan of practical actions to accelerate the…

ASTANA – Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister of Kazakhstan Murat Nurtleu and Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Czech Republic Jan Lipavský reaffirmed both countries’ willingness to expand cooperation during an Oct. 21 meeting. The officials discussed bilateral cooperation, the regional and global agenda, and exchanged views on prospects for strengthening partnership, focusing on…

ASTANA – President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev underscored Kazakhstan and the Czech Republic’s long-term and beneficial collaboration, based on friendship and mutual respect during his meeting with Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Czech Republic Jan Lipavský on Oct. 21. Tokayev said Kazakhstan is dedicated to close cooperation with the Czech Republic, one of the important partners…

ASTANA – Leading international futurists and experts discussed a synchronized vision of humanity’s future, based on principles of harmony and synergy given the rapid development of technology, at the CONNECTED-2024: Conceptualizing the Vision of the Future international conference, which took place on Oct. 18-19 in the Kazakh capital. According to the data following the event,…

ASTANA – Ministers of Economy and Trade of the Organization of Turkic States (OTS) supported Kazakhstan’s initiatives to create a Turkic Green Finance Council, as well as a Central (National) Banks Council of the OTS member states during their 13th meeting on Oct. 18 in Bishkek. The event was attended by Kazakh Deputy Prime Minister…

ASTANA – Kazakhstan has established the council for strategic partnership with foreign universities, said Deputy Prime Minister Tamara Duissenova at an Oct. 18 meeting with the heads of international universities. “This council will become a permanent platform for exchanging opinions and finding innovative solutions, taking into account the interests of all participants,” Duissenova noted. According…

ASTANA – In recent years, event tourism has grown in the Kazakh capital, as revealed by the country’s tour operators at the China Outbound Travel & Tourism Market (COTTM) and the Astana-Beijing 2024 Roadshow tourism exhibitions, which took place on Oct. 16-18 in Beijing. According to Meiramgul Balgozhina, general director of the Empire Travel Qazaqstan…

ASTANA – The Astana Times has selected articles from global media outlets covering Kazakhstan. This week’s foreign media digest covers the Astana Think Tank Forum, Almaty as a tourist destination and more. Kazakhstan making ‘significant progress in economic sector’ says President EU Reporter published an article on Oct. 17 about the Astana Think Tank Forum,…

ASTANA – Kazakhstan has begun implementing eight investment projects worth 30 billion tenge (US$61.5 million), as part of its asset recovery efforts. According to the Asset Recovery Committee of the Kazakh Prosecutor General’s Office, the construction of two trade and logistics centers worth more than 7 billion tenge (US$14.4 million) has commenced. These projects are…

ASTANA – Kazakh President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev discussed the rise of middle powers and noted the role of the United Nations as the driving force of global cooperation and progress during the plenary session of the Astana Think Tank Forum on Oct. 17. Welcoming the participants, Tokayev noted that this dialogue platform, created under the auspices…

ASTANA – More than 250 books by Kazakhstan’s writers on display at the Frankfurter Buchmesse-2024 (the Frankfurt International Book Fair), which takes place on Oct. 16-20 in Germany. According to Kazinform, over 30 representatives from Kazakhstan, including public figures, publishers and translators, and large publishing houses such as Mektep, Almatykitap, Atamura, ARMAN PV, Steppe &…