Latest Articles about Kazakhstan
INDIAN STEEL TYCOON FACES NEW WAVE OF PROTESTS IN KAZAKHSTAN
Initial reports say at least 32 miners were killed by a methane gas explosion in the Lenin coal mine, near the town of Shakhtinsk in Central Kazakhstan’s Qaraghandy region. The incident, the latest in a long string of mining accidents in coal mines owned by... MORE
NAZARBAYEV’S TRIP TO WASHINGTON: WHAT ASTANA CAN HOPE FOR?
Kazakh President Nursultan Nazarbayev’s upcoming official visit to the United States will be his sixth summit meeting with U.S. President George W. Bush. As the trip approaches, more questions arise concerning the future shape of Kazakh-U.S. relations, specifically whether it should become a genuine, “strategic”... MORE
KAZAKHSTAN, KYRGYZSTAN, UZBEKISTAN, AND TAJIKISTAN SIGN PACT TO PRESERVE ARAL SEA
Central Asian leaders reiterated pledges to rescue the Aral Sea during a summit meeting in Astana, Kazakhstan, on Friday, September 1. At that meeting, the presidents of Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Uzbekistan, and Tajikistan decided to revive the International Fund for Saving the Aral Sea. (Turkmenistan did... MORE
CONSTANTA-TRIESTE PIPELINE PROPOSAL FOR KAZAKHSTAN’S OIL
The Romanian government has initiated a five-country project for transporting oil from Kazakhstan via the Black Sea to European consumer markets. The project envisages construction of a pipeline from the Black Sea port of Constanta, passing through the territories of Romania, Serbia, Croatia, and Slovenia... MORE
KAZAKHSTAN EYES LATVIA AS GATEWAY TO EUROPEAN OIL MARKETS
When Kazakh President Nursultan Nazarbayev visited Riga on July 18, the overriding topic of discussion was how best to send Kazakh oil to energy-hungry markets in Europe and Scandinavian via Latvia. Nazarbayev did his best to give the impression of a pragmatic leader unburdened by... MORE
RUSSIA HIGHLIGHTS CENTRAL ASIAN AGENDA AT G-8 SUMMIT
By welcoming Kazakh President Nursultan Nazarbayev, the only post-Soviet leader invited to attend the G-8 summit, Russia emphasized Central Asian energy issues at the meeting in St. Petersburg. At a bilateral meeting during the summit, Russian President Vladimir Putin hailed Nazarbayev's attendance as "useful" (RIA-Novosti,... MORE
PUTIN AND NAZARBAYEV INK DEAL TO PROCESS GAS AT ORENBURG
On the sidelines of the G-8 summit, Kazakh President Nursultan Nazarbayev and Russian President Vladimir Putin signed a declaration on long-term cooperation in processing Karachaganak gas at Gazprom's Orenburg plant. Both sides pledged to jointly develop the Karachaganak gas field and set up a joint... MORE
KAZAKHSTAN’S PARLIAMENT RATIFIES STRATEGIC PARTNERSHIP WITH AZERBAIJAN
Kazakhstan’s parliament has ratified a strategic partnership with Azerbaijan that has positive implications for Astana’s future dealings with Western countries promoting security in the Caspian region. On June 23 the Senate (upper chamber) of Kazakhstan’s parliament approved the bill on the ratification of an agreement... MORE
AMENDMENTS TO KAZAKH MEDIA LAW DRAW WESTERN CRITICISM
This year Kazakhstan's Journalists Day was marked by a massive protest rally in Almaty on June 24. The rally was unprecedented in scale and united almost all media outlets regardless their political views. The demonstration was organized by the Union of Journalists of Kazakhstan, the... MORE
NAZARBAYEV’S CASPIAN SECURITY DEALS: WHAT CAN MOSCOW OFFER?
Kazakhstan’s President Nursultan Nazarbayev has placed Caspian security high on his agenda, not only as a means of promoting foreign assistance programs but also in generating further help from Moscow. On June 21 a three-day joint special exercise involving Kazakhstan and Russia, ended in the... MORE