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Focus on #Kazakhstan – Tokayev’s progressive new administration draws much praise from European leaders
Last year, Kazakhstan entered a new historical stage of its development as a state, and in June 2019, the second president of the country, Kassym-Jomart Tokayev, was elected by clear majority of the people. The inauguration of Kazakh President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev took place on 12 June in 2019. Tokayev won Kazakhstan’s 9 June presidential election, […]
#Kazakhstan foreign minister addresses high-level #BeltAndRoad meeting
Kazakhstan Foreign Minister Mukhtar Tileuberdi (pictured) addressed the high-level Belt and Road meeting titled ‘Belt and Road International Co-operation: Combating COVID-19 with Solidarity’, writes Assel Satubaldina. Kazakhstan has a crucial role in the Belt and Road initiative. Photo credit: Kazakh Foreign Ministry The online event was attended by foreign ministers and officials at the ministerial […]
Kassym-Jomart Tokayev: The destiny of the #Kazakhstan people is on the scales of history
Kazakh President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev (pictured) gave an interview to one of the leading newspapers in the Kazakh language Ana Tili. Here’s the full interview in English. Photo credit: Akorda.kz – Dear Kassym-Jomart Kemelevich! The epidemic that is today worrying the whole world has unfortunately swept our country. As you know, the state under your leadership […]
#Kazakhstan joins United Nations development programme on preserving biodiversity
Kazakhstan will join the United Nations Development Programme’s (UNDP) Mapping Nature for People and Planet project along with Colombia, Costa Rica, Peru, and Uganda, the UNDP reported in Kazakhstan. The unique pilot project will transform the way the local governments use spatial data to tackle conservation and sustainable development, writes Zhanna Shayakhmetova. Photo credit: Kz.undp.org […]
#Kazakhstan – Statement by the head of state at the final meeting of the State Commission on the state of emergency
Dear participants of the meeting! The last two months have not been easy for our country. The crisis has not yet been completely overcome, reports Astana Times However, the peak of the epidemic is over. Photo credit: Akorda.kz The state emergency commission has carried out extensive work. Approximately 500 decisions have been made and implemented in […]
Abai’s 175th anniversary to be celebrated throughout 2020
The Central Communications Service held a briefing on 16 January outlining preparations for poet Abai Kunanbayev’s 175th anniversary, reported the Ministry of Culture and Sport website, writes Galiya Khassenkhanova. Photo credit: ortcom.kz. The 82-point plan was approved in 2019, noted Vice Minister Nurgisa Dauyeshov. More than 500 regional, national and international events are scheduled. “We […]
#Kazakhstan Independence Day also celebrates three decades of international partnerships
On 16 December, Kazakhstan once again celebrates its independence. Twenty-eight years ago, First President Nursultan Nazarbayev brought our nation into a new era. Thanks to the considerable efforts of many, Kazakhstan has developed into the leading economy of the region with a high profile on the global stage. Our nation must never lose sight of […]
