Belgium Opens Honorary Consulate and Benelux Chamber Office in Aktau
ASTANA – The Honorary Consulate of Belgium and the representative office of the Benelux Chamber of Commerce officially opened on April 17 in Aktau, marking a key step in strengthening trade, economic, investment, and diplomatic ties between Belgium and Kazakhstan, reported Benelux press service. Belgian Ambassador to Kazakhstan Henri Vantieghem highlighted the importance of the…
Al Jazeera Considers Opening Correspondent Office in Kazakhstan
ASTANA – The possibility of opening an Al Jazeera correspondent office in Kazakhstan was one of the key topics of the meeting between the President’s Press Secretary Ruslan Zheldibay, Al Jazeera Media Institute Director Eman Al Amri, and Managing Director Issa Ali in Astana on April 15. According to Zheldibay’s Telegram channel, the discussions touched…
Astana Hosts International Automotive Industry Exhibition
ASTANA – Automechanika Astana 2025, a major international exhibition, opened on April 15 in the Kazakh capital, bringing together 350 companies from 22 countries, including Germany, Italy, and Japan, reported the Kazakh Industry and Construction Ministry’s press service. The event serves as a platform for manufacturers, distributors, service providers, and industry experts from all over…
Kazakhstan, Muslim World League Boost Cooperation on Interfaith Dialogue, Global Security
ASTANA – The International Center for Interfaith and Interreligious Dialogue in Kazakhstan and the Muslim World League (MWL) signed a memorandum of understanding on April 15 in Mecca, Saudi Arabia, to strengthen cooperation and international security. The roundtable focused on the role of religious leaders in building a just and sustainable world amid geopolitical instability,…
Kazakh President Sets Priorities Amid Global Market Shifts
ASTANA – President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev outlined main directions for Kazakhstan’s economic policy in response to shifting global market conditions caused by tariff conflicts, during a Security Council meeting on April 16, reported Akorda. According to Tokayev, the current global economic situation is unstable and requires readiness for any scenario of its development. “The government’s task…
Kazakhstan Bans Use of Public Funds to Finance Foreign Legionnaires in Sports
ASTANA – President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev signed a law on April 15 prohibiting using budgetary and quasi-public sector funds to finance foreign legionnaires in sports, reported Akorda. The legislation, which introduces amendments to the law on physical culture and sports and the elimination of excessive legislative regulation, designates an authorized body responsible for defining priority and…
Kazakhstan Enhances Investment and Trade Ties with Kuwait
ASTANA – Kazakh Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Murat Nurtleu invited Kuwaiti investors to participate in major projects in Kazakhstan, pledging comprehensive support. Nurtleu participated in the third ministerial meeting of the Central Asia – Gulf Cooperation Council on April 15, reported the Foreign Ministry’s press service. At a meeting with Waleed Al-Bahar, a…
European Ambassadors Visit Shymkent, Turkistan to Deepen Ties with Kazakhstan
ASTANA – A delegation of 18 ambassadors of European countries visited Shymkent on April 11 to strengthen cooperation between the city and Europe, reported Shymkent’s Department of Tourism, External Relations and Creative Industry. Kazakh Deputy Foreign Minister Roman Vassilenko and EU Ambassador to Kazakhstan Aleška Simkić led the delegation which included ambassadors from countries ranging…
Tokayev Praises Kazakh Peacekeepers Returned from UN Mission in Golan Heights
ASTANA – President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev commended Kazakhstan’s first peacekeeping contingent to the Golan Heights during a meeting with officers and soldiers of the National Peacekeeping Forces on April 14, following their successful completion of a year-long mission under the UN Disengagement Observer Force (UNDOF), reported Akorda. Throughout the mission, the contingent of 139 personnel conducted…
Kazakhstan Presents Organ Delivery Innovation at Expo 2025 in Japan
ASTANA – A team of physician-researchers from Kazakhstan’s University Medical Center (UMC), led by internationally renowned cardiac surgeon Yuriy Pya, has presented the groundbreaking Alem innovation for donor organ preservation and transportation at the World Expo 2025 in Osaka, Japan, being held from April 13 to Oct. 13, reported the Heart Center Foundation’s press service.…
Four Kazakh Citizens Rescued from Virtual Slavery in Myanmar
ASTANA – Four Kazakh citizens have been repatriated to Kazakhstan after they were forced into labor in Myanmar, reported the Dunyo agency of Uzbekistan’s Foreign Ministry. Two Uzbek citizens have sought help from the country’s consulate to return home. There were also eight citizens of the Kyrgyz Republic. They were lured to Thailand with promises…
Kazakhstan Prepares for Oil Price Decline with Three Scenarios Amid US Tariff Pause
ASTANA – The Kazakh government has three scenarios – optimistic, baseline, and pessimistic – in case of a further decline in oil prices, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of National Economy Serik Zhumangarin said at an April 9 briefing in the Mazhilis, a lower house of Parliament, reported Zakon.kz. Kazakhstan’s budget is mainly formed by…
Kazakhstan Sends Second Peacekeeping Contingent to Golan Heights
ASTANA – Kazakhstan dispatched its second national peacekeeping contingent to the Golan Heights under the UN Disengagement Observer Force (UNDOF) mission on April 10, reported the Defense Ministry’s press service. A total of 139 service members of Kazakhstan’s Armed Forces departed from Almaty to Damascus. All personnel were selected on a voluntary basis, including two…
Kazakhstan to Launch 19 New Air Routes to Europe, Asia, and Middle East
ASTANA – Kazakhstan plans to launch 19 new air routes to Europe, Asia and the Middle East this year, Minister of Transport Marat Karabayev said at an April 10 meeting with President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev, according to Akorda. Reporting on the results of 2024, Karabayev noted that Kazakh airlines carried 14.7 million passengers, a 10% increase,…
Kazakhstan, Germany Reaffirm Support for Ethnic Germans and Strengthen Cultural Ties
ASTANA – Kazakh Deputy Foreign Minister Roman Vassilenko reaffirmed Kazakhstan’s support for ethnic Germans at the 21st meeting of the Intergovernmental Commission (IGC) on Ethnic Germans in Kazakhstan on April 9 in Berlin, reported the Kazakh Foreign Ministry’s press service. The session, co-chaired by Germany’s Federal Government Commissioner for Ethnic German Resettlers and National Minorities,…
Kazakhstan Introduces Concept of Water Security into Legislation
ASTANA – For the first time, the concept of water security has been introduced into Kazakhstan’s legislation, as per the first block of amendments to the Water Code, signed by President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev on April 9, reported Akorda. This concept safeguards citizens and the economy from water shortages and pollution, protecting Kazakhstan’s interests regarding the…
President Tokayev Sets Priorities for Kazakhstan’s Scientific Community
ASTANA – President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev outlined key tasks for Kazakhstan’s scientific development during a meeting with domestic scientists on April 10, ahead of Science Workers Day. At the event, he presented state awards to a group of citizens and handed over apartment keys to several young scientists, reported Akorda. Tokayev emphasized that funding for science…
Tokayev Directs Government to Finalize Action Plan Amid Tariff Conflicts
ASTANA – President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev held a meeting on April 9 with Prime Minister Olzhas Bektenov, National Bank Governor Timur Suleimenov, and other officials on the economic situation regarding the collapse of global prices for energy resources and basic goods on world markets due to tariff conflicts, reported Akorda. Tokayev instructed the government and local…
Eastar Jet Launches Direct Flights Between Almaty and Incheon
ASTANA – South Korean airline Eastar Jet launched a new direct route between Incheon and Almaty on April 7, according to the Kazakh Tourism national company. The flights operate twice a week on Mondays and Fridays. Kazakh Tourism is strengthening cooperation with South Korea’s tourism industry. Last year, B2B meetings were held between leading tour…
Kazakhstan Emerges as Bavaria’s Top Trading Partner in CIS and Central Asia
ASTANA – Today, Kazakhstan emerges as Bavaria’s first trading partner by volume in Central Asia, Bavarian Minister of Economic Affairs, Regional Development, and Energy Hubert Aiwanger said at the Kazakh-Bavarian Business Dialogue roundtable on April 4. According to the Prime Minister’s press service, the event was attended by a Kazakh delegation led by First Deputy…
Kazakhstan Intensifies Cooperation with Sierra Leone
ASTANA – Kazakh Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Murat Nurtleu highlighted promising fruitful collaboration in trade, transport and logistics, healthcare, agriculture, and other key sectors during a meeting with Sierra Leone’s Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation Timothy Musa Kabba, who arrived in Astana for his first official visit on April 8. According…
Kazakhstan’s Emergency Medicine Center to Unite Turkic States
ASTANA – Health ministers of the Organization of Turkic States (OTS) signed a memorandum on April 7, transforming Kazakhstan’s National Coordination Center for Emergency Medicine into a single platform for cooperation, reported the Central Communications Service. The center will ensure the delivery of emergency medical care on time during emergency situations, pandemics, and man-made disasters.…
Katon-Karagai Could Become Central Asia’s First Fully Green Region
ASTANA – The Katon-Karagai region can become the first fully green region in Central Asia, announced Rae Kwon Chung, the professor, Nobel Peace Prize winner in 2007, and member of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change, during the Samarkand Climate Summit held on April 4 in Uzbekistan, reported the Sustainable Rural Development Fund. Located in…
Kazakhstan Boosts Tourism with New Infrastructure and Digital Solutions
ASTANA – Prime Minister Olzhas Bektenov chaired a government meeting on April 8 to review Kazakhstan’s fast-growing tourism industry, which is evolving in agri-, eco-, business, shopping, and event tourism, alongside digital innovations, reported the Prime Minister’s press service. National parks, eco- and agritourism One of the key initiatives proposed by Minister of Tourism and…
Kazakhstan Presents Reforms at 150th Assembly of Inter-Parliamentary Union
ASTANA – Yerlan Koshanov, the chairman of the Mazhilis, a lower house of the Kazakh Parliament, presented the progress of political and economic reforms of President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev at the 150th anniversary Assembly of the Inter-Parliamentary Union on April 7 in Tashkent, Uzbekistan. According to the Mazhilis press service, Koshanov drew attention to the steps…
