Karim Massimov

Kazakh NSC ex-chairman detained on suspicion of treason

Kazakh NSC ex-chairman detained on suspicion of treason

Kazakh law enforcement officers detained the former head of the National Security Committee (NSC) of the republic, Karim Massimov, on suspicion of high treason, the press service of the National Security Committee of Kazakhstan reports. …

Nazarbayev not to visit Baku and Yerevan due to illness

Nazarbayev not to visit Baku and Yerevan due to illness

Kazakh President Nursultan Nazarbayev won’t be able to visit Azerbaijan and Armenia on October 12-14 due to a cold-related disease, Nazarbayev’s Press Secretary Aidos Ukibay wrote on the Kazakh …

Kazakh Prime Minister Karim Massimov resigns

Kazakh Prime Minister Karim Massimov resigns

Kazakhstan's President Nursultan Nazarbayev has decreed to relieve Prime Minister Karim Massimov of his post and appoint him as Chairman of the National Security Committee, Kazinform reported citing …

Uzbek President in critical state

Uzbek President in critical state

Uzbek President Islam Karimov is in critical state after a stroke, according to a report posted on the country’s cabinet’s website. The Uzbek government on August 28 said President Islam Karimov was taken to …

Kazakhstan to cooperate with Iran in Caspian Sea

Kazakhstan to cooperate with Iran in Caspian Sea

The Kazakh Ministry for Investment and Development plans to sign a deal with Iran in the field of maritime merchant shipping in the Caspian Sea in 2016, the official website of the Kazakh Prime Minister Karim Massimov said. …

 Kazakhstan asks Russia to return skull of national leader

Kazakhstan asks Russia to return skull of national leader

Kazakh Prime Minister Karim Masimov said on August 12 that he had asked his Russian counterpart Dmitry Medvedev at talks in Sochi to help return the skull, which is kept in a museum in Saint Petersburg, and that …

 Kazakh government to discuss Almaty attack

Kazakh government to discuss Almaty attack

Kazakh Prime Minister Karim Massimov will hold the government session focused on the situation in Almaty today.    "I will hold the government session today. The …

New Economic Challenges Ahead for Caucasus, Central Asia

New Economic Challenges Ahead for Caucasus, Central Asia

Following a period of rapid growth, the 25th anniversary of independence for the Caucasus and Central Asia (CCA) region comes at a time of economic challenges. The decline in oil prices and the economic slowdown in China, Russia, and …

Nazarbayev: OIC members must unite to ensure food security

Nazarbayev: OIC members must unite to ensure food security

Astana is hosting the inaugural session of the General Assembly of the Islamic Organization for Food Security (IOFS) in parallel to the 7th Conference on Food Security and Agricultural Development in OIC Member States on April 26-28, Sputnik …

Karim Masimov to skip EEU ministerial meeting

Karim Masimov to skip EEU ministerial meeting

Kazakh Prime Minister Karim Masimov will not participate in the EEU ministerial meeting planned for April 8 in Yerevan, the Cabinet of Ministers of Kazakhstan said. "The Prime Minister of Kazakhstan Karim Masimov …

Kazakhstan elects Majilis and Maslikhats

Kazakhstan elects Majilis and Maslikhats

The new composition of the Majilis (Lower House of Parliament) and Maslikhats (local authorities) are being elected today by 9.79 million citizens of Kazakhstan, polling stations are working from 4:00 MSK. Voting in most of the country will end …