Section: The Astana Times (Kazakhstan)
In Twitter Chat, Kazakh FM Covers Ukraine, Afghanistan, EXPO 2017, Visa Free Regime
The Astana Times provides news and information from Kazakhstan and around the world. ASTANA – Kazakh Foreign Minister Erlan Idrissov held a live Twitter chat with Internet users July 1 on the eve of the Day of Diplomatic Service. Announcements about the upcoming chat were posted in advance on the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA) Twitter page....
Almaty Listed among World’s Top 350 Cities for Purchasing Power
The Astana Times provides news and information from Kazakhstan and around the world. ASTANA – Almaty has entered the top 350 cities in the world in terms of purchasing power and is first among large cities in the Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS), according to the Economist Intelligence Unit, which publishes annual rankings. The Central...
Integration, Regional Impact of Geopolitical Trends Discussed at Expert Panel in Astana
The Astana Times provides news and information from Kazakhstan and around the world. ASTANA – On June 18, experts from three continents discussed some of the thornier geopolitical issues in Central Asia today, including foreign policy failures, the political and economic impact of the Eurasian Economic Union (EAEU), the lack of trust between...
Kazakhstan Seeks to Boost Grain Exports to Saudi Arabia
The Astana Times provides news and information from Kazakhstan and around the world. Kazakhstan is planning to increase the supply of grain to Saudi Arabia, the press service of the Kazakh Ministry of Agriculture reported recently. The decision was made after representatives of Saudi Arabia suggested at a May business forum that Kazakhstan...
UN Secretary-General Visits Kazakhstan for Congress of Leaders of World and Traditional Religions
The Astana Times provides news and information from Kazakhstan and around the world. ASTANA – President of Kazakhstan Nursultan Nazarbayev met United Nations(UN) Secretary General Ban Ki-moon in Astana’s Palace of Peace and Harmony on June 10 to discuss the work of the Congress of Leaders of World and Traditional Religions and other ways of...
SCO Considers Expansion, Building Cooperation with Other States during Moscow Meeting
The Astana Times provides news and information from Kazakhstan and around the world. MOSCOW – Kazakh Foreign Minister Erlan Idrissov participated in the June 3 regular meeting in Moscow of the Council of Foreign Ministers (CFM) of the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO). The focus of the meeting was to prepare for the upcoming council of the...
Int’l Seminar Examines History of Kazakh Nuclear Disarmament Efforts Under Nunn-Lugar Programme
The Astana Times provides news and information from Kazakhstan and around the world. ASTANA – An international seminar on the oral history of the Nunn-Lugar weapons of mass reduction decommissioning programme launched in Astana on June 1 with statements from Russian, American and Kazakh diplomats and participants in Nunn-Lugar supported...
Kazakh FM Idrissov Visits Russia’s Altai Region for Talks with Lavrov
The Astana Times provides news and information from Kazakhstan and around the world. GORNO-ALTAISK, RUSSIA – Minister of Foreign Affairs of Kazakhstan Erlan Idrissov paid a working visit to Gorno-Altaisk, Russia, on May 29–30, where he met with his Russian counterpart, Sergey Lavrov, to discuss Kazakh-Russian cooperation in the political, trade,...
FIC to Be Held June 4-5 as Country Ponders Expanding Visa-Free Regime to 35 More Countries
The Astana Times provides news and information from Kazakhstan and around the world. ASTANA – On June 4-5, Astana will host the 28th plenary meeting of the Foreign Investors Council under the President of the Republic of Kazakhstan (FIC) devoted to the development of agribusiness in Kazakhstan. The event is expected to involve the heads of...
Almaty Dolphinarium Launches with Charity Show
The Astana Times provides news and information from Kazakhstan and around the world. Approximately 700 children attended the grand opening of the new Almaty dolphinairum on May 12 that was accompanied by a charity show, Tengrinews.kz reported, citing Vitaly Staragin, public relations and marketing director of the dolphinarium chain Nemo. The...
