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.
Additional volumes of Russian gas will be supplied to Kazakhstan under an agreement reached at the St. Petersburg International Economic Forum.
Russia anticipates that a lasting ceasefire between the USA and Iran will allow the Caspian littoral states to resume their five-party cooperation, Russian Foreign Ministry Spokeswoman Maria Zakharova told Vestnik Kavkaza.
Astana hosted a meeting of the CIS Armed Forces Committee of Chiefs of Staff. The participants focused on developing cooperation and enhancing coordination, and signed documents at the end of the session.
Emirates SkyCargo has launched weekly cargo flights between Dubai and Almaty. These flights can handle approximately 100 tons of cargo per week.
Astana Motors and Swedish company Volvo have signed cooperation agreements, with plans to begin manufacturing Swedish trucks in Kazakhstan.
Kazakh President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev sent a congratulatory message to Russian President Vladimir Putin
Seven OPEC+ countries have decided to increase their oil production quotas by 188,000 barrels per day (bpd) in July, thus bringing the alliance's total quota for July to 35.83 million bpd, excluding overproduction compensation for countries violating the OPEC+ deal, OPEC said.
The Russian Ministry of Foreign Affairs has appointed a new Consul General in Aktau. Rinat Anderzhanov has assumed this position.
Kazakh President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev will pay a visit to Azerbaijan this year. The exact date of the visit will be announced later.
Astana has declared its readiness to offer technical support in resolving the Iranian nuclear issue.
Russian President Vladimir Putin has completed his state visit to Kazakhstan, according to the Kazakh leader’s press service.
Kazakhstan has signaled it is willing to take Tehran’s stockpile of uranium enriched close to weapons-grade levels if the US reaches a deal with Iran over its nuclear program, head of the UN’s nuclear watchdog Rafael Grossi said.
Kazakhstan views the Caspian Pipeline Consortium as its primary oil export route to global markets, with all other routes serving only as supplementary options, Kazakh Energy Minister Erlan Akkenzhenov said.
Astana has suggested the establishment of three schools focused on teaching the Kazakh language in Omsk, Astrakhan, and the Orenburg Region.
For the first time in history, a nearly 3,000-kilometer route between Moscow and Astana was covered by trucks using a driverless system.
Delegates from Russia and Kazakhstan formalized an agreement aimed at enhancing oil cooperation. The signing ceremony occurred in the capital of the republic.
Russia signed an agreement on Thursday with Kazakhstan to build the first nuclear power plant in Central Asia's largest country.
The authorities of Kazakhstan and Russia are discussing the possibility of launching a gas pipeline through the republic to China, Kazakh Energy Minister Erlan Akkenzhenov said.
Rosatom expects to start active construction work on the nuclear power plant in Kazakhstan in 2027, CEO Alexei Likhachev said.
