Chinese vice premier to visit Kazakhstan, Turkmenistan

BEIJING, Nov. 24 (Xinhua) — At the invitation of Kazakhstan’s First Deputy Prime Minister Roman Sklyar and Turkmenistan’s Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Rashid Meredov, Vice Premier of the State Council Ding Xuexiang will visit Kazakhstan and Turkmenistan from Nov. 26 to 30, Chinese foreign ministry spokesperson Mao Ning announced on Friday. Ding, also […]

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Kazakhstan’s Population Reaches 20 Million

ASTANA – The population of Kazakhstan reached 20 million people on Nov. 14, reported the Bureau of National Statistics. President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev congratulated citizens on this significant milestone. “A happy family is the foundation of national well-being and the country’s sustained progress. The state will continue to work to fortify family values, protect motherhood and […]

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Visa-Free Travel Pact Between Kazakhstan & China Takes Effect

The agreement on visa-free travel between Kazakhstan and China became officially effective on November 10. The agreement signed in May this year permits citizens of both countries to travel to each other’s territories for tourism, business or medical treatment purposes without being obliged to hold a visa at first, VisaGuide.World reports. It grants visa-free access […]

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Putin visits Kazakhstan, part of his efforts to cement ties with ex-Soviet neighbors

MOSCOW (AP) — Russian President Vladimir Putin visited Kazakhstan on Thursday, part of his efforts to cement ties with the ex-Soviet neighbor and major economic partner in the midst of tensions with the West over Ukraine. Putin’s talks in Kazakhstan’s capital of Astana follow his trip last month to Kyrgyzstan for a summit of ex-Soviet […]

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Kazakhstan Welcomes France’s Macron under Moscow’s Disapproving Gaze

ASTANA, KAZAKHSTAN —French President Emmanuel Macron arrived in Kazakhstan on Wednesday on the first leg of a trip to Central Asia, a region long regarded as Russia’s backyard which has drawn fresh Western attention since the war in Ukraine began. Oil-rich Kazakhstan has already emerged as a replacement supplier of crude to European nations turning […]

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China, Kazakhstan, Sign MoU On Kazakh Geological Research Projects

Kazakhstan’s KazMunayGas JSC (KMG, Kazakhstan’s national oil and gas company) and China National Offshore Oil Corporation (CNOOC) signed a Memorandum of Understanding on Monday (October 16) in Beijing. As part of the agreement, the two countries will conduct joint geological research on promising exploration projects and expand cooperation on existing fields and oilfield services in […]

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