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Kazakhs back reforms to move past Nazarbayev era
Kazakhs overwhelmingly voted for constitutional changes in a referendum after deadly unrest ended founding leader Nursultan Nazarbayev's three-decade grip on Central Asia's richest country, the election commission said Monday.
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Turkic Council’s name changed to Organization of Turkic States
The name of the Cooperation Council of Turkic Speaking States (Turkic Council) has been changed to the Organization of Turkic States, according to a joint declaration of the Council's 8th Summit in Istanbul.
Turkey, Kazakhstan to boost defense industry cooperation
Turkey and Kazakhstan on Feb. 4 discussed opportunities to strengthen cooperation in the defense industry sector.
In a statement, Kazakhstan's Defense Ministry said Turkey's Deputy National Defense Minister Muhsin Dere met with Kazakhstan's Defense Minister Nurlan Yermekbayev as part of a two-day working visit to Kazakhstan.
Kazakhstan's Tokayev gets over 70% of vote: exit polls
Kazakhstan's interim leader Kassym-Jomart Tokayev has been elected with over 70% on June 9's presidential election, according to exit polls.
President meets with Lukashenko, later to speak with Putin
After that, Vucic will also talk with Russian President Vladimir Putin. Yesterday he met with Chinese leader Xi Jinping.
Kazakhstan Renames their Capital after Ex-president
At a joint meeting of the two chambers, Kazakhstan's parliament passed a law renaming the state capital Astana to Nursultan in honor of President Nursultan Nazarbayev, TASS reported.
The members of the Magglias (Lower House) and Senate (upper) unanimously voted in favor of the proposal. The law is considered adopted and is now due to be signed by the president.
Kazakhstan renames capital 'Nursultan' after ex-president
Kazakhstan's parliament on March 20 voted to rename the country's capital in honor of long-time ruler Nursultan Nazarbayev, a day after he resigned as president.
Kazakhstan's president, who came to power in 1990, resigns
Kazakh leader Nazarbayev resigns after three decades
Nursultan Nazarbayev, the president of Kazakhstan, said yesterday that he was resigning as the oil-rich Central Asian nation's leader after three decades in power.
INTERVIEW/Vassilenko: For Kazakhstan, the biggest challenge is to contribute to the reduction of tensions among key-players
Right now, in modern circumstances where there are heightened tensions among the global players, for Kazakhstan, the biggest challenge we see is to contribute to the reduction of these tensions among these key-players, Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs of Kazakhstan Roman Vassilenko told AGERPRES in an interview.