Roscosmos and NASA heads meet at Baikonur
Roscosmos and NASA chiefs met at Baikonur and plan to hold further talks soon
Kazakhstan
Flights connecting Astana, Almaty with Ankara to operate daily
Turkish low-cost carrier AJET will significantly ramp up its flight frequencies from Astana and Almaty to Ankara starting this August, the Ministry of Transport of Kazakhstan reported.
Three rare neolithic burials discovered in Kazakhstan
Three burials associated with early Central Asian cultures, dating from the 7th to the 5th millennium BC, have been discovered in the Auliekol district of Kazakhstan.
Tokayev invites Trump to visit Kazakhstan
President of Kazakhstan Kassym-Jomart Tokayev held a telephone conversation with his US counterpart Donald Trump, the press service of the Kazakh leader reported.
Rosselkhoznadzor asks Kazakhstan to halt sunflower seed exports until 2027
Russia’s Federal Service for Veterinary and Phytosanitary Surveillance (Rosselkhoznadzor) has asked Kazakhstan to suspend food sunflower exports to Russia until January 1, 2027, due to illegal seed shipments, the watchdog reported.
Earthquake strikes Kyrgyzstan-Kazakhstan border overnight
A 4.3-magnitude earthquake was recorded overnight on the border of Kyrgyzstan and Kazakhstan, with its epicenter in the Talas Ala-Too Range, 30 kilometers from the village of Kok-Sai.
Armenia takes part in Eurasian Economic Commission meeting
The Eurasian Economic Commission Council met on Thursday, with Armenia represented by Deputy Prime Minister Mher Grigoryan.
OPEC countries plan to increase oil production by 188,000 barrels per day
Seven OPEC+ members have agreed to boost oil output by 188,000 bpd in August
Kazakhstan plans to extend gasoline, diesel export ban
Kazakhstan's Energy Ministry has drafted an order to extend the ban on gasoline exports from the country to all destinations, including member states of the Eurasian Economic Union (EAEU), for another six months - from November this year through May 2027.
Pashinyan to take part in INNOPROM-2026 exhibition in Yekaterinburg
Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan will visit Russia in the coming days to take part as a speaker in the INNOPROM-2026 exhibition in Yekaterinburg, alongside the Prime Ministers of Russia, Kazakhstan, Belarus, and Kyrgyzstan.
Kazakhstan says possibility of gasoline exports to Russia possible
Kazakhstan’s Ministry of Energy said that it has not received any requests from Russia for fuel supplies, while noting that it could consider such sales on commercial terms.
Kazakhstan reveals parliamentary elections date
Kazakhstan will hold elections to its newly established unicameral parliament on August 23, under a decree signed by President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev.
Tokayev hails new era for Kazakhstan
Kazakh President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev has declared the start of a new era for the Central Asian nation, as the country's updated constitution officially came into force on July 1.
Rosatom to begin construction of Kazakhstan's NPP in 2027
Construction of the Balkhash nuclear power plant, Kazakhstan's first nuclear power plant (NPP), for which Rosatom was selected as the leader of the construction consortium, will begin next year. The decision by citizens to build the plant was the right one, Kazakh President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev said.
Tbilisi and Astana sign strategic partnership agreement
Georgia and Kazakhstan signed a strategic partnership agreement in Astana.
Tbilisi and Astana agree on Middle Corridor
Georgia and Kazakhstan discuss advancing the development of the Middle Corridor, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Georgia reports.
Kazakhstan retains plans for oil output at nearly 100 mln tonnes in 2026
Kazakhstan's Energy Ministry has retained plans to produce 98 million tonnes of oil in 2026, Kazakh Energy Minister Erlan Akkenzhenov said.
ESCAP sees Trans-Caspian Green Corridor as future RES export route
The Trans-Caspian Green Corridor could emerge as a long-term strategic route for exporting surplus electricity generated from renewable energy sources (RES), Project Manager at the Secretariat of the UN Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (ESCAP) Sergey Tulinov said at the Eurasian Development Bank’s Annual Meeting and Business Forum.
Organization of Turkic States religious departments heads to gather in Shusha
The first meeting of the heads of state bodies responsible for religious affairs of the Organization of Turkic States (OTS) will be held in Azerbaijan's city of Shusha on June 30.
Kazakhstan to purchase additional volumes of Russian gas
Additional volumes of Russian gas will be supplied to Kazakhstan under an agreement reached at the St. Petersburg International Economic Forum.
