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CENTRAL KAZAKHSTAN TOURIST ATTRACTIONS NAMED AMONG WORLD’S 100 MOST SUSTAINABLE
Astana, January12: The Kyzylarai mountain oasis and Shabanbai-bi Village in Central Kazakhstan were named among the world’s 100 most sustainable tourist destinations last year.

THE ADDRESS OF PRESIDENT NURSULTAN NAZARBAYEV TO THE PEOPLE OF KAZAKHSTAN
Astana, November 13: NURLY ZHOL – THE PATH TO THE FUTURE

PARTICIPATION IN THE RETREAT SESSION OF THE 10TH ASIA-EUROPE MEETING SUMMIT
Milan, October 16: The head of state took part in the session «Enhancing Dialogue and Cooperation between Europe and Asia and Future Direction of ASEM».

REMARKS BY H.E. ERLAN IDRISSOV, MINISTER OF FOREIGN AFFAIRS OF THE REPUBLIC OF KAZAKHSTAN, AT AN EVENT TO MARK "CICA" DAY
Astana, October 7: The Ministry of Foreign Affairs in Kazakhstan observed the 22nd CICA (Conference on Interaction and Confidence-Building Measures in Asia) Day recently.

CONSTRUCTION BEGINS ON KHORGOS-EAST GATE DRY PORT
Almaty, September 29: Construction has begun on the first dry port and logistics area at the Khorgos-East Gate special economic zone.

GLOBAL IT COMPANY EYES KAZAKHSTAN AS NEXT HUB
Astana, September 19: UST Global, an international information technology services and software development company, is exploring the possibility of moving to Kazakhstan.

PARTICIPANTS OF UN GENERAL ASSEMBLY SPECIAL SESSION CALL FOR "CTBT" ENTRY INTO FORCE
New-York, September 11: A special session of the United Nations General Assembly to observe the International Day against Nuclear Tests took place on September 10, 2014 at the UN headquarters in New York.

AUGUST 29 - THE UN INTERNATIONAL DAY AGAINST NUCLEAR TESTS
August 25: The ATOM Project, which was launched in order to support the end of nuclear testing and finally abolish the nuclear weapons, calls on all people of the world to observe a minute of silence on August 29, the UN International Day Against Nuclear Tests, in memory of all victims of nuclear weapons testing.

JOINT CSTO MILITARY EXERCISES TO BE HELD IN KARAGANDA REGION
Astana, August 18: In the multi-day exercises beginning on August 18th, the armed forces of Armenia, Belarus, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Russia and Tajikistan will work on possible contingencies in the Central Asian collective security region. Titled Interaction 2014, the event will be held in the Spassk training field.

ATOM PROJECT SEEKS 100,000 SIGNATURES AGAINST NUCLEAR WEAPONS
Astana, August 15: As the summer days become shorter and shorter, The ATOM Project, the education and online petition campaign against nuclear tests and weapons, is preparing to take part in a major international conference dedicated to the International Day Against Nuclear Tests on Aug.29 in the country’s capital being put together by the Nobel Peace Prize-winning organisation, International Physicians for the Prevention of Nuclear War (IPPNW).

ON 1 OCTOBER 2014 THE REGULAR ELECTION OF DEPUTIES OF THE SENATE OF PARLIAMENT OF THE REPUBLIC OF KAZAKHSTAN WILL BE HELD
Astana, August 1: On 1 August 2014 the Decree of the President of the Republic of Kazakhstan “On calling regular election of deputies of the Senate of Parliament of the Republic of Kazakhstan on 1 October 2014” has been published.

THE FIRST INTERREGIONAL MEETING OF NATIONAL COMMISSIONS FOR UNESCO IS TO BE HELD IN ASTANA
Astana, July 25: On July 22-24, 2014 First Interregional meeting of the National Commissions for UNESCO (hereinafter – NatCom) jointly organized by theMinistry of Foreign Affairs, Ministry of Culture of the Republic of Kazakhstan, Astana Mayor’s office and UNESCO is being held in Astana.

E.IDRISSOV PARTICIPATES IN CENTRAL ASIA+JAPAN DIALOGUE, MEETS WITH COUNTERPARTS
Astana, July 16: BISHKEK – Kazakhstan’s Foreign Minister Erlan Idrissov joined his counterparts from Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, Uzbekistan and Japan, July 16, to review 10 years of cooperation within the Dialogue "Central Asia + Japan".

E.IDRISSOV: DIALOGUE "CENTRAL ASIA + JAPAN" IS AN IMPORTANT TOOL IN STRENGTHENING COOPERATION BETWEEN THE COUNTRIES OF THE REGION AND JAPAN
Astana, July 16: BISHKEK – Kazakhstan’s Foreign Minister Erlan Idrissov took part in the fifth anniversary Council of the Ministers of Foreign Affairs members of the Dialogue "Central Asia + Japan".

KAZAKHSTAN SETS A VISA-FREE REGIME FOR CITIZENS OF 10 COUNTRIES
Astana, June 13: On June 12 during his speech at the meeting of the Foreign Investors Council at the Borovoe Lake resort under the President of Kazakhstan, Nursultan Nazarbayev announced the introduction of Kazakhstan visa-free regime for citizens of 10 countries.

PARTICIPATION IN THE 27TH PLENARY SESSION OF THE FOREIGN INVESTORS COUNCIL UNDER THE PRESIDENT OF KAZAKHSTAN
Astana, June 12: The session was devoted to the issues of the foreign investors’ participation in the implementation of the second five year stage of industrialization in the Republic of Kazakhstan and started with hoisting a flag of the Bureau of International Exhibitions that has been given to the Kazakhstani side.

TOYOTA STARTS PRODUCTION IN CENTRAL ASIA WITH KAZAKHSTAN-BUILT "FORTUNER"
Kostanay, June 11: Toyota Motor Corporation (TMC) announces that complete knock-down (CKD) production of the "Fortuner" SUV began at a production facility of Saryarka AvtoProm LLP (SAP).

KAZAKHSTAN - BUSINESS NEWS IN BRIEF
Astana, June 9: First waterproofing factory Penetron in Kazakhstan and the second in Eurasiawas opened in Astana on May 30. The factory’s capacity is about 10,000 tonnes of finished products per year, which will fully satisfy the demand forpenetrating waterproofing in Kazakhstan and Central Asia.

SEMEY PHILHARMONIC ARTISTS GAVE A CONCERT IN TOKYO
Tokyo, June 7: Embassy of Kazakhstan in Japan with support of Minato City Administration and Minato International Association held a concert of Kazakh traditional and folk songs by Semey City Philharmonic artists at Akasaka Kumin Hall.

KAZAKHSTAN IN THE NEWS:
An article about Kazakhstan in FEC Newspaper (June 2014) (In Japanese)
Ambassador's article in 'FEC' newspaper (May 2014) (In Japanese)
Mayor of Semey, city near former nuclear test site in Kazakhstan, confirms role as regional “leader city” for Mayors for Peace (March 2014) (In Japanese)
Ambassador's article in 'Min-on' magazine (June 2013) (In Japanese)
An article about Kazakhstan in FEC Newspaper (June 2013) (In Japanese)
Ambassador's article in 'Economist' magazine (May 2013) (In Japanese)
An article about Kazakhstan in 'Jinja Shimpo' (April 2013) (In Japanese)
Ambassador's article in 'New Era' magazine (March 2013) (In English)
Ambassador's article in 'New Era' magazine (March 2013) (In Japanese)
Ambassador's article in FEC Newspaper (February 2013) (In Japanese)
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