Kazakhstan News

VATICAN CITY, 6 NOV 2009 - The Holy See Press Office released the following communique at midday today: "Today, Friday 6 November 2009, His Holiness Benedict XVI received in audience Nursultan Nazarbayev, president of the Republic of Kazakhstan.

Italian aerospace and defense company Finmeccanica has signed a memorandum of understanding with a Kazakhstan sovereign wealth fund for a raft of cooperation deals.

ROME Italy's Silvio Berlusconi praised the virility of Kazakhstan's men during a visit to Rome by its president, Nursultan Nazarbayev, saying this was the reason for the former Soviet country's population growth.

Pope Benedict XVI met on November 6 with President Nursultan Nazarbayev of Kazakhstan, and took note of the "peaceful coexistence between faithful of various religions" in the country-- where Muslims constitute the majority, but Russian Orthodox maintain a substantial presence.

Italian prime minister Silvio Berlusconi and Kazakhstan president Nursultan Nazarbayev signed on Thursday new commercial agreements aimed at boosting bilateral ties.

Azerbaijan, Baku, Nov. 6 /Trend Capital, V.Zhavoronkova/

International experts expect Italy to speak positively on developing cooperation with Astana during Kazakh President Nursultan Nazarbayev's official visit to Rome Nov. 4-6.

Italian prime minister Silvio Berlusconi and Kazakhstan president Nursultan Nazarbayev signed on Thursday new commercial agreements aimed at boosting bilateral ties, Xinhua reported.

Italy's Finmeccanica industrial group on Nov. 5 signed a memorandum of understanding with a Kazakhstan sovereign wealth fund to reach industrial cooperation deals covering helicopters, railways and electro-optics, including tank upgrades.

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Serbian foreign minister Vuk Yeremich will pay official visit to Kazakhstan in the first six months of 2010, the Kazakh foreign ministry press-secretary Ilyas Omarov told Trend News.

Turkmenistan, Ashgabat, Nov. 4 / Trend Capital H.Hasanov /

Kazakhstan has proposed holding a meeting between the five Caspian countries on the rational use, conservation and reproduction of the Caspian's bioresources in Astana in December 2009.

In talks in Amman yesterday, the two leaders discussed means to foster bilateral ties, developments in the region, and regional and international issues of mutual concern, according to a Royal Court statement.

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The Kazakhstan Assembly of Nations has reported that roughly 3,000 Kazakhs live in Saudi Arabia, Kazakh Foreign Ministry Spokesman Ilyas Omarov told Trend News.

Kazakh President Nursultan Nazarbayev conferred Tuesday with Jordan's King Abdullah on efforts to spur the stalled Middle East peace process and ways of boosting bilateral ties, a statement by the Jordanian royal court said.

Kazakhstan, Astana, Nov. 3 / Trend News K. Konyrova /

Kazakhstan proposes announcing 2010 the International Year of Bringing Together Cultures and Religions. The initiative was sounded at a meeting between Kazakh Parliamentary Vice Speaker Mukhambet Kopeyev and Muslim World League Secretary General Abdullah bin Abdul Mohsin Al-Turki in Mecca this week, Azerbaijani Foreign Ministry Spokesman Ilyas Omarov said.

Kazakhstan, Astana, Nov. 3 / Trend Capital K. Konyrova /

Kazakhstan intends to accelerate the grain export to the markets of Iran and China, Kazakh Prime Minister Karim Masimov said on Nov. 3.

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Kazakhstan as the chairman at the Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe (OSCE) can mediate between interests of Russia and West, believes Michael Laubsch, German Expert for Central Asia.

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The UN General Assembly First Committee, which is engaged in disarmament and safety, on the basis of consensus has approved a resolution on "International Anti-nuclear Tests Day", put forward by Kazakhstan, representative of the Kazakh Ministry of Foreign Affairs Erjan Ashikbayev stated on a Monday briefing.

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Kazakh President Nursultan Nazarbayev will pay official visit to the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan on November 3-4 on the invitation of King Abdullah II bin al-Hussein, Kazakh official representative Yerzhan Ashikbayev said at a press-conference in Astana on November 2.

Kazakhstan, Astana, Nov. 2 / Trend News K. Konyrova /

On Nov. 2, Kazakh Ambassador to Australia Erlan Baudarbek-Kozhataev opened the Kazakh honorary consulate in Perth (Australia), the Foreign Ministry's Spokesman Ilyas Omarov told Trend News.

Move to cash in on 'pockets of wealth' WITH spending on luxury goods down across the developed world in the economic crisis, luxury brands are increasingly looking far beyond the chic avenues of New York, London or Paris for revenue.