President Tokayev Highlights Kazakhstan’s Open Foreign Policy, Receives Credentials from Newly Appointed Ambassadors
ASTANA – Kazakh President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev highlighted Kazakhstan’s pursuit of a peaceful and open foreign policy to strengthen ties with other countries during a Nov. 14 ceremony of receiving credentials from newly appointed ambassadors, reported the Akorda press service. President Tokayev congratulated United States envoy Daniel Nathan Rosenblum, Moldovan envoy Lilian Darii and Sierra Leone…
Kazakhstan to Launch Flights from Almaty to Pakistan’s Karachi and Lahore
ASTANA – SCAT Airlines will launch regular flights between Almaty and Karachi, Lahore, said Kazakh Minister of Industry and Infrastructure Development Kairbek Uskenbayev during a Nov. 11 meeting with a delegation from the Islamic Republic of Pakistan, reported the ministry’s press service. Pakistan’s delegation was led by Federal Minister for Investment Chaudhry Salik Hussain and…
Nearly 70 % of Respondents Plan to Vote in Kazakhstan’s Presidential Elections According to Survey
ASTANA – More than 70 percent of respondents are ready to vote in the upcoming presidential elections, according to the sociological survey conducted by the Qogamdyq Pikir (Public Opinion) Research Institute on Nov. 4-6, reported the institute’s press service. “The level of potential electoral turnout for the presidential elections on Nov. 20 reached 71.6 percent,…
Pakistan’s Gwadar Port is Ready to Export Kazakh Products to Persian Gulf Countries
ASTANA – Pakistan is ready to export Kazakh products to the Persian Gulf countries through the Gwadar port, said Pakistan’s Federal Minister for Industries Makhdoom Syed Murtaza Mehmood at a Nov. 9 meeting with Kazakhstan’s Minister of Trade and Integration Serik Zhumangarin in Astana, reported the Prime Minister’s press service. The parties addressed the prospects…
Organization of Turkic States Should Become Powerful Force in Addressing Regional and Global Challenges, Says President Tokayev
ASTANA – The Organization of Turkic States (OTS) should become a powerful and influential force in resolving regional and global challenges, said Kazakh President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev at the organization’s summit on Nov. 11 in Samarkand, reported the Akorda press service. “Current geopolitical and geo-economic contradictions hurt the Eurasian continent’s economy and transport and logistics system.…
Caspian Pipeline Consortium Repairs Have No Impact on National Fund or Budget Revenues, Says Prime Minister Smailov
ASTANA – The repairs at the Caspian Pipeline Consortium (CPC) will not affect revenues to the National Fund and the nation’s budget, said Prime Minister Alikhan Smailov at a Nov. 10 Senate briefing, reported the Prime Minister’s press service. “In 2022, the National Fund plans to receive 3.9 trillion tenge (US$8.5 billion) from the oil…
Kazakhstan Reaffirms Its Commitment to Strengthen Cooperation Among Organization of Turkic States’ Members
ASTANA – Kazakh Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs Mukhtar Tileuberdi reiterated Kazakhstan’s firm commitment to its obligations within the Organization of Turkic States (OTS) during a Nov. 10 meeting of the Council of Foreign Ministers of the OTS, reported the ministry’s press service. The OTS Council of Foreign Ministers met on the…
Trade Turnover Between Kazakhstan, UK Reaches $1.45 Billion in Nine Months This Year
ASTANA – The volume of trade turnover between Kazakhstan and the United Kingdom (UK) grew by 61 percent reaching $1.45 billion in the first nine months of 2022, said Chair of the Kazakh Foreign Ministry’s Investment Committee Ardak Zebeshev at a Nov. 9 Kazakhstan Investment Forum in London, reported the Investment Committee of the Kazakh…
Jazeera Airways to Launch Flights Between Turkistan and Kuwait in December
ASTANA – The Kuwaiti low-cost airline Jazeera Airways will launch direct flights from the city of Turkistan to the capital of Kuwait from Dec. 3, reported the press service of the Kazakh Ministry of Industry and Infrastructure Development on Nov. 10. Regular passenger flights will operate twice a week on Tuesdays and Sundays with the…
Kazakhstan to Cooperate with Fortescue Company on Green Hydrogen
ASTANA – Kazakhstan and the Fortescue Future Industries green energy company signed a framework agreement on implementing green hydrogen projects on Nov. 8 during the 27th United Nations Climate Change Conference (COP27) held in Egypt, the Kazakh Prime Minister’s press service reported. “The production of green hydrogen is a priority area for us as part…
New Gas Chemical Complex with Annual Capacity of 500,000 Tons of Polypropylene Launched in Atyrau
ASTANA – The Kazakhstan Petrochemical Industries integrated gas chemical complex was launched on Nov. 8 in Atyrau as part of President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev’s working visit to the region, reported the Akorda press service. The Tengiz field raw material processing facility will have a capacity of 500,000 tons of polypropylene per year, which is 1 percent…
Kazakhstan Among Central Asia’s Most Attractive Countries for Investment, According to Ernst & Young Survey
ASTANA – According to a recent survey conducted by Ernst & Young (EY) in collaboration with Euromoney and fDi Market Intelligence, Kazakhstan is one of the region’s most popular countries for investment, said Minister of National Economy Alibek Kuantyrov at a Nov. 8 Kazakhstan Investment Attractiveness Conference, reported the ministry’s press service. The survey reached…
CEC Accredits 271 International Observers Ahead of Presidential Election
ASTANA – Kazakhstan’s Central Election Commission (CEC) accredited 271 observers from international organizations and foreign states so far, said CEC Secretary Mukhtar Yerman at a Nov. 8 meeting in the capital, reported the CEC press service. According to Yerman, 134 observers were nominated for accreditation since the beginning of November. The CEC confirmed the accreditation…
CEC to Spend $136,000 on Televised Debates of Presidential Candidates
ASTANA – Kazakhstan’s Central Election Commission (CEC) will spend 63 million tenge (US$136,200) on televised debates to be held among the presidential candidates, reported the CEC press service on Nov. 8. The Khabar TV channel will broadcast the debates live at 8 p.m. Astana time on Nov. 11. “The funds will be used for studio…
President Addresses Environmental Issues, Tourism Potential, Defends the Indivisible Kazakhstan
ASTANA – President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev spoke about the main directions of the Atyrau Region’s development at a meeting with the public in Atyrau on Nov. 8. The address touched upon plans to transform the region into a petrochemical cluster, the principles of an indivisible Kazakhstan, challenges to the environment, among other things. Here are the…
Kazakh Internal Affairs Authorities Finish Pre-Trial Investigation into January Events
ASTANA – The Kazakh internal affairs authorities have finished pre-trial proceedings of 1,125 cases related to the January event’s participants within their competence, said Chief of Investigation Department Sanzhar Adilov at the Central Communications Service briefing on Nov. 7. “Police conducted about 45,000 investigative actions, interviewed more than 16,000 residents and reviewed more than 3,000…
Iran Introduces Visa-Free Regime for Kazakh Citizens
ASTANA – Kazakhstan’s citizens will be able to visit Iran every six months without a visa starting from Nov. 11, said Kazakh Foreign Ministry spokesman Aibek Smadiyarov during a Nov. 7 briefing, reported the ministry’s press service. The Government of the Islamic Republic of Iran has implemented a visa-free regime for Kazakh citizens, allowing them…
National Security Committee’s Former Bosses Brought to Justice
ASTANA – The criminal cases against former head of the National Security Committee (NSC) Karim Massimov and his deputy Anuar Sadykulov have been presented for consideration to the city’s specialized inter-district criminal court, reported the Prosecutor General’s Office press service on Nov. 7. Massimov and his deputies were arrested on Jan. 6 on suspicion of…
Kazakhstan to Export Products to Asia-Pacific Region Through China’s Qingdao Port
ASTANA – China’s Qingdao international port is ready to export Kazakh products to the countries of the Asia-Pacific region, said Xu Xiang, Director of the Administrative Department of Qingdao Port International Container Development, during а Nov. 4 meeting with the Kazakh Invest National Company in Astana, reported the Kazakh Invest press service. Located on the…
Idea of Justice Should Always Be Top Priority, Says Kazakh President Tokayev in Aktau
ASTANA – The idea of justice should always be a priority of Kazakhstan’s state policy, said President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev at a Nov. 7 meeting with the public of the Mangystau Region as part of his working visit to Aktau, reported the Akorda press service. According to Tokayev, the country’s economy should work for the well-being…
Air Astana Resumes Flights to Beijing in November
ASTANA – Kazakhstan’s national carrier Air Astana is set to resume regular flights to Beijing from Almaty on Airbus A321 LR once a week on Tuesdays from Nov. 22, reported the airline’s press service. Travelers should quarantine themselves for ten days upon arriving in Beijing. Passengers should also apply for a health code in a…
Six Organizations to Conduct Exit Polls on Election Day in Kazakhstan
ASTANA – Six organizations submitted notifications to Kazakhstan’s Central Election Commission (CEC) to conduct public opinion polls on the upcoming presidential elections, reported the CEC press service. The Qogamdyq Pikir (public opinion) Research Institute will deal with data entry and processing and the output of one-dimensional, two-dimensional, and three-dimensional tables using the SPSS program. The…
Tokayev Addresses Diplomatic Missions in Astana, Reasserts Commitment to Economic Demonopolization and a Constructive Foreign Policy
ASTANA – President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev spoke about the nation’s reforms, the continued democratization process and the socioeconomic development of the country at a Nov. 4 meeting with the heads of diplomatic missions and international organizations accredited in Kazakhstan, reported the presidential press service. Tokayev noted that the country’s upcoming elections will lay down a “new…
Kazakh National Bank Releases Manshuk Mametova Collectible Coins
ASTANA – The National Bank of Kazakhstan released a new batch of collectible coins dedicated to World War II hero Manshuk Mametova, reported the National Bank’s press service on Nov. 4. The coin were released in honor of Mametova’s 100 birth anniversary. It is a 100-tenge coin made of high-quality melchior alloy. Overall, 15,000 coins…
Kazakhstan and Iran Ink Agreement to Increase Cargo Traffic
ASTANA – Kazakh Deputy Prime Minister – Minister of Trade and Integration Serik Zhumangarin signed a memorandum of cooperation in the field of trade, transport and logistics on Nov. 3, which included increasing cargo traffic with Iran from one to four million tons a year, reported Kazakhstan’s Central Communications Service. Zhumangarin paid an official visit…
