Kazakhstan will reroute 260,000 tons of oil supplies in May due to the inability to deliver them via the Druzhba pipeline to Germany, the Kazakh Energy Ministry reported.
Kazakhstan ratified a strategic partnership agreement with Azerbaijan and Uzbekistan on green energy. This document was signed by the heads of state in the fall of 2024.
Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov will pay an official visit to Astana on April 29-30, Russian Foreign Ministry Spokeswoman Maria Zakharova said.
Citizens of Kazakhstan will soon enjoy the opportunity to travel to Montenegro without a visa. This visa-free travel will be available from May 1 until October.
During his visit to Astana, the President of Georgia met with his Kazakh counterpart. The two sides discussed a range of issues, including bilateral cooperation.
Trade turnover between the member states of the Eurasian Economic Union (EAEU) and the countries of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) amounted to $368 bln in 2025, Chairman of the Eurasian Economic Commission Board Bakytzhan Sagintayev said.
Oil transit from Kazakhstan via the Druzhba pipeline will resume as soon as it is technically feasible, Kazakh Energy Minister Erlan Akkenzhenov said.
Discussions on regional cooperation are planned
Direct flights connecting Yerevan and Astana opened on April 20, with passenger services on this new route scheduled to operate once a week.
The portfolio of joint Russian-Kazakhstani initiatives exceeds 170 projects worth around 3.9 trillion rubles ($51.7 bln), Russian First Deputy Prime Minister Denis Manturov said. "Overall, our portfolio of initiatives …
At the beginning of this year, oil exports via the Baku-Tbilisi-Ceyhan pipeline declined, with export deliveries down nearly 10%.
Kazakhstan Temir Zholy is introducing new logistics solutions to increase the speed of container transportation along the Trans-Caspian International Transport Route (Middle Corridor).
The World Bank has approved financing for a major regional environmental project titled 'Blueing the Caspian Sea: Building Capacities for Pollution Management and Biodiversity Conservation'.
Kazakhstan's parliamentary elections are set to take place in August, as announced by Kassym-Jomart Tokayev. He emphasized that these elections will mark the beginning of a comprehensive "restructuring" of the country's political framework.
Armenia is not going to discuss “behind Russia’s back” the issue of potentially transferring railway management rights to another country, Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan said.
Azerbaijan's Foreign Minister Jeyhun Bayramov and his Kazakh counterpart Yermek Kosherbayev have discussed the Middle Corridor in Baku on April 8.
Eight leading OPEC+ countries have decided to increase oil production by 206,000 barrels per day (bpd) in May (compared to April levels), the organization’s statement said.
Kazakh officials have made the decision to adopt new technologies aimed at enhancing road safety. A pilot initiative is currently being conducted on one of the country's highways.
KazMunayGas (KMG) and Russia's Lukoil are now trying to solve the issue of financing the further implementation of the Kalamkas-Sea and Khazar projects in Kazakhstan's sector of the Caspian Sea, head of the Kazakh state oil company Askhat Khassenov said.
Azerbaijan's Baku is hosting the second meeting of prime ministers and vice presidents from member states of the Organization of Turkic States (OTS).
