Political Party System – An Institutional Foundation for Statehood
…effectiveness of political associations. By July 1, 2002, only seven out of 19 parties were able to comply with the new standards: the Agrarian, Civil and Communist parties, the Ak…
Kazakhstan Promotes, Protects Women’s and Children’s Rights
…rights of children and to meeting their basic needs, which is an integral part of its domestic and foreign policy. As part of the implementation of this commitment, in 2006…
Abdykalikova: Kazakhstan Creates Conditions to Develop Modern, Inclusive Economy
…and medium-sized businesses. The level of female unemployment declined from 9.2 percent in 2006 to 5.6 percent in 2015 and the gender wage gap reduced from 62 percent [of the…
Disarmament: Nuclear Weapons and Security are Irreconcilable
…and Uzbekistan signed the Treaty on the Central Asian Nuclear-Weapon-Free Zone (CANWFZ) in Semipalatinsk on Sept.8 in 2006. Kazakhstan has significantly suffered from nuclear weapons tests. Overall, 468 air, ground,…
Kazakh President reshuffles government, appoints new ministers of foreign affairs, defence and aerospace industries, and industry and infrastructure development
…Rakhat Metals President. Over the next four years, he was the Rakhat Companies Group’s president and chairman of the board. Since 2006, he worked in the diplomatic service. He was…
Mercy Society Serves People in Need
…society was founded in April 2006. It helps children from all regions of the country and serves as a communication link between volunteers and those who need help. It has…
Energy Economy and Policies of Kazakhstan and China
…need to strengthen its role became more obvious in 2005 and 2006, which saw Russia’s presence on the increase and the American influence on the wane. When Chinese and Indian…
The International Day Against Nuclear Tests – a Big Event for Kazakhstan, a Pioneer in Their Abolition
…disarmament. On August 29, 1991, by the Decree of the President of the Kazakh SSR Nursultan Nazarbayev, the Semipalatinsk test site was closed. Photo credit: E-history.kz. Resolution 64/35 says: “Member…
In Kazakhstan, Latvian President Remembers Tragic Past, Looks towards Economic Future
…fated to live in the Kazakh steppes,” the Kazakh leader said. Around 17,000 Latvians were deported to Kazakhstan between 1938 and 1941. During his visit to Latvia in 2006, Nazarbayev…
Kazakhstan Dedicated to Forging Productive Bilateral Relationship With Afghanistan
…to get acquainted closely with Kazakh culture and traditions. In 2006, I arrived in Kazakhstan as Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan (IRA). The work in…
