Articles by Malika Orazgaliyeva

ASTANA – The capital’s KazMedia Centre hosted a musical performance “Happy People Sing” Sept. 17 dedicated to the 100th birthdays of the late Frank Sinatra and Edith Piaf. The production was a collaboration of musicologist and singer Iren Aravina, who wrote the script, and ARTiSHOCK Theatre actress and director Galina Pyanova, who is staging the…

Kazakhstan and Kyrgyzstan jointly opened Sept. 14 the Emergency and Disaster Risk Reduction Centre (EDRRC) in Almaty. Kazakh Deputy Minister of Internal Affairs Yuriy Ilyin, Kyrgyz State Secretary of the Ministry for Emergency Situations Taalaibek Temiraliev and other officials and representatives of international and non-governmental organisations, scientific institutions, as well as embassies and consulates attended…

The World Skills Kazakhstan-2016 competition organised by the Kazakh Ministry of Education and Science and Kasipkor national holding officially opened Sept. 12 in Astana. World Skills is an international non-profit movement among 75 countries to promote the benefits of and need for qualified professionals through competitions, joint projects and shared experiences. One hundred and forty…

President Nursultan Nazarbayev congratulated all Kazakhs on Islamic holiday Qurban Ait (Eid al-Adha) and visited the Hazrat Sultan Mosque in Astana Sept. 12, the press service of the Akorda reported. Nazarbayev wished happiness, wellbeing and success to the fellow citizens. He noted that for 10 years, Kazakhstan has celebrated Qurban Ait and Christmas as public…

ASTANA – One hundred countries have confirmed they will participate in EXPO 2017, said EXPO 2017 National Commissioner Rapil Zhoshybayev during a Sept. 9 briefing at the Central Communications Service (CCS). “Thus, the plan has been fulfilled,” he said citing a registration dossier submitted by Kazakhstan. “However, our work is not completed. The campaign on attracting…

ASTANA – President of Kazakhstan Nursultan Nazarbayev dismissed Karim Massimov from the prime minister’s position, appointing former Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Economy Bakhytzhan Sagintayev in his place, amid several other new high-level appointments Sept. 8 and 9, the Akorda Press Service reported. He held a meeting of the new government Sept. 9, following…

ASTANA – Kazakh President Nursultan Nazarbayev on Sept. 8 made new appointments to government positions, reported the press service of the Akorda Presidential Residence. Former Prime Minister Karim Massimov was appointed Chairman of the National Security Committee of Kazakhstan.  In this position, he replaced Vladimir Zhumakanov, who was appointed advisor to the President. In turn,…

HANGZHOU – It has been eight years since the 2008 global financial crisis made the G20 a “summit-level” primary platform for global economic governance. The most urgent task facing the current G20 Summit is to promote the steady recovery and growth of the world economy and guard against new financial risks. As a major country,…

HANGZHOU – China will be receiving international delegations from throughout the world taking part the G20 Summit. The 11th meeting will be held Sept. 4-5 and Kazakhstan will attend as a guest country. Kazakh President Nursultan Nazarbayev was one of the first leaders to arrive at the invitation of Chinese President Xi Jinping. At the…

President Nursultan Nazarbayev met Aug. 22 in Warsaw with Polish President Andrzej Duda and other top officials as he began the first ever state visit by a Kazakh head of state to Poland. The two leaders discussed cooperation in trade, economic, investment, agriculture, transit and transport, as well as in the cultural and humanitarian spheres.…

In a recent interview with Kazakhstanskaya Pravda newspaper, world-famous Kazakh conductor Alan Buribayev discussed his childhood, the beginning of his musical career and his present life. Today, as chief conductor of Astana Opera, Buribayev works with the best orchestras around the globe. Tell us about your early love of music. I was 11 years old…

Kazakh President Nursultan Nazarbayev met with Russian President Vladimir Putin Aug. 16 in Sochi, Russia. The sides talked about a wide range of bilateral cooperation issues and exchanged views on the most pressing issues of the regional and international agenda, reported the Akorda press service. Nazarbayev and Putin discussed preparations for the meetings planned within…

ASTANA – On Aug. 14, the Anti-Terrorist Centre of Kazakhstan announced the extension of a moderate yellow level of terrorist alert across the country until Jan.15, 2017, the National Security Committee (KNB) press service reported. According to the statement, the chairman of the KNB made this decision in accordance with the Decree of the President…

ASTANA – Minister of Foreign Affairs of Kazakhstan Erlan Idrissov announced Aug. 10 proposals to improve work with foreign investors. Speaking at a government meeting on the issue, Idrissov suggested creating a pool of investment projects. “There are a lot of projects and most of them are sector-specific. Therefore, while working with investors, sometimes we…

ASTANA – Kazakhstan welcomes the recently improved relations between its two close strategic partners Russia and Turkey, Kazakh Minister of Foreign Affairs Erlan Idrissov said Aug. 10. “The meeting in St. Petersburg [between President Vladimir Putin and President Recep Tayyip Erdogan] is a development in a very good direction; we welcome this scenario. For our…

ASTANA – Actor Nurlan Alimzhanov, who played Kazakh President Nursultan Nazarbayev in the epic about the President’s life and has won Kazakhstan’s Zhas Tulpar award, discussed his cinema career and plans for the future with Kazakhstanskaya Pravda daily. Alimzhanov wanted to become an actor since childhood, he said, having fallen in love with the art…

ASTANA – Turkey will present the country’s best developments in the field of alternative energy sources at EXPO 2017 in Astana, announced the official web site of the national company Astana EXPO 2017 Aug. 5. Chairman of the Board Akhmetzhan Yessimov and Commissioner of the Turkish section of the exhibition and Deputy Minister of Economy…

ASTANA ­– President Nursultan Nazarbayev and Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan discussed bilateral cooperation and international issues Aug. 6 in Ankara, the Akorda press service reported. “Turkey is one of the closest and most reliable political and economic partners of our country. We have developing relationships based on a common historical past and spiritual heritage.…

ASTANA – Kazakh Minister of Foreign Affairs Erlan Idrissov took part in the second meeting of foreign ministers of Central Asia and the United States in the C5+1 format in Washington, D.C., Aug. 3. The group discussed regional security, economic connectivity, humanitarian issues, environmental issues and climate change. The foreign ministers stressed the importance of…

ASTANA ­– Kazakh Prime Minister Karim Massimov travelled to Ulan Bator, Mongolia July 14-15 to attend the eleventh Asia–Europe Meeting (ASEM) summit and hold a series of bilateral meetings. The topic of the summit was “Promotion of the ASEM Partnership for Strengthening Cooperation.” The agenda included discussing the consequences of the global economic and financial…

ASTANA – Kazakh Foreign Minister Erlan Idrissov chaired the meeting of the foreign ministers of Caspian littoral states held in Astana July 13. Foreign ministers of Azerbaijan, Iran, Kazakhstan, Russia and Turkmenistan attended the gathering. Idrissov noted that it was the first meeting in this format conducted in the country.It marked an important stage in…

ASTANA – The foreign ministers of five Caspian Sea states are set to meet in Astana July 13 to discuss the draft Convention on the Legal Status of the Caspian Sea and preparations for the fifth Caspian Summit to be held in Kazakhstan. The Caspian Summit is to be attended by the foreign ministers of…

ASTANA – Kazakh Foreign Minister Erlan Idrissov participated July 4 in the Collective Security Treaty Organisation (CSTO) Foreign Ministers Council held in Yerevan, Armenia. The main objective of the meeting was to prepare the agenda for the CSTO Collective Security Council session involving the organisation’s heads of member states, which will take place in October.…

ASTANA – Kazakh Foreign Minister Erlan Idrissov talked about foreign policy economisation, the country’s role in nuclear non-proliferation, election to the UN Security Council and the new mobile app in his July 1 interview with Zakon.kz. He noted President Nursultan Nazarbayev outlined the primary tasks for the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA). In the conditions…

ASTANA – Following Kazakhstan’s election to a non-permanent seat on the United Nations Security Council (UNSC) for a two-year term starting Jan. 1, 2017, Kazakh Foreign Minister Erlan Idrissov made comments to the media June 28 on the country’s priorities and goals. The minister thanked all the delegations for their vote of confidence and rendered…