Kazakhstan

Group of States against Corruption Executive Secretary visits Kazakhstan

NUR-SULTAN, Kazakhstan – Group of States against Corruption (GRECO) Executive Secretary Gianluca Esposito met on 15 January with Kazakh President Kassym-Zhomart Tokayev in Nur-Sultan,...

Kazakhstan mulls expanding President’s powers in defence planning

NUR-SULTAN, Kazakhstan - The Ministry of Defense of Kazakhstan has created a bill to expand the powers of the country's president in case of...

Kazakhstan joins Council of Europe Group of States against corruption

NUR-SULTAN, Kazakhstan – Kazakhstan was included in the Council of Europe Group of States against Corruption, Kazakh Agency for Combating Corruption told New Europe. “By...

Kazakhstan and EU to discuss cooperation prospects in Brussels this month

NUR-SULTAN, Kazakhstan – Kazakhstan’s Foreign Minister Mukhtar Tleuberdi will discuss new areas of cooperation with the European Union, Foreign Ministry spokesman Aibek Smadiyarov said...

Tokayev launches initiatives on social issues, public safety and human rights

NUR-SULTAN, Kazakhstan – Kazakhstan’s President Kassym-Zhomart Tokayev has announced a series of domestic, social, economic and political policies, including a law on parliamentary pluralism...

Kazakhstan airlines divert flights over Iran and Iraq airspace

NUR-SULTAN, Kazakhstan - Two Kazakh airlines, Air Astana and SCAT, decided to change routes in connection with the situation in Iran, the press services...

US and Kazakhstan sign Open Skies agreement

NUR-SULTAN, Kazakhstan - The United States and Kazakhstan have signed the Air Transport (Open Skies) Agreement, the press service of US embassy said on...

First electric buses appear in Kazakh capital after New Year

NUR-SULTAN, Kazakhstan - The first 30 electric buses from the beginning of the 2020 have appeared on the streets of the capital of Kazakhstan,...

Kazakhstan cancels mandatory registration for foreigners visiting up to 30 days

NUR-SULTAN, Kazakhstan – Foreigners will be able to stay in Kazakhstan without registration for up to 30 days, the Ministry of Internal Affairs said...

Could Kazakhstan’s recent election be a model for the rest of Central Asia?

NUR-SULTAN, Kazakhstan - As the dust settles following Kazakhstan’s elections, some outside observers are concluding that the approach taken by the Kazakh government in support...

Iran’s Re-emergence Promising For EU Market, Caspian region

ATHENS – The deal Iran reached with world powers over its nuclear programme, which was approved by the Iranian parliament on October 13, is...

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