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Belgium cut off from world by national strike
Belgium ground to a halt in its biggest strike in years Monday as trade unions grounded flights, cut international rail links and shut sea ports to protest the new government's austerity plans.
15 December 2014
Czech Republic ready to discuss visa free regime with Kazakhstan
The Czech Republic could become visa free for Kazakhstan
26 November 2014
Visa free entrance will not be extended: Kazakh Ministry of Foreign Affairs
Kazakhstan’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs is not planning to extend the visa free entrance regime for 10 countries.
16 October 2014
Astana seeks repatriation of Kazakhstani diplomats convicted in Germany
Prosecutor General of Kazakhstan has sent a request to Germany asking to send back two Kazakhstani diplomats convicted in the country.
13 October 2014
Kazakhstanis to visit Argentina visa free from November 1
Kazakhstanis will be able to visit Argentina on visa free basis starting November 1.
09 October 2014
Chairman of Kazakh Senate receives first US ambassador
Chairman of the Senate of Kazakhstan Kassym-Jomart Tokayev has had a meeting with the first ambassador of the USA to Kazakhstan William Courtney.
09 October 2014
Nazarbayev appoints ambassadors to India, Jordan and Qatar
President of Kazakhstan Nursultan Nazarbayev has appointed new ambassadors to India, Jordan and Qatar.
08 October 2014
11 new ambassadors start working in Kazakhstan
Kazakhstan’s Secretary of State Adilbek Dzhaksybekov has received letters of credence from ambassadors of 11 countries.
08 October 2014
New Kazakhstani Ambassador appointed in UK
Yerzhan Kazykhanov has been appointed the Ambassador of Kazakhstan in the United Kingdom and Republic of Ireland.
18 September 2014
Kazakh Minister of Foreign Affairs to visit ASEAN countries
Kazakh Minister of Foreign Affairs Yerlan Idrissov is going to visited ASEAN countries.
20 August 2014
China and Southeast Asia diplomats meet under sea row cloud
Top Chinese and Southeast Asian diplomats met for talks overshadowed by maritime tensions with Beijing's increased boldness in disputed waters
09 August 2014
Kazakh diplomats not willing to repay £1.8 million 'debt' of London congestion charges
Kazakhstani diplomats in Britain are not planning to repay £1.8 million of congestion charges for driving in London city center.
29 July 2014
Azamat Tazhayakov's lawyer to lodge an appeal
Azamat Tazhayakov’s lawyers will appeal against the decision of the jury that found the Kazakhstani student guilty of obstructing justice in the Boston bombings case.
25 July 2014
De Mistura to succeed Brahimi as Syria peace mediator
Italian-Swedish diplomat Staffan de Mistura will be the new UN mediator for Syria, taking on the Herculean task of finding a political solution to the devastating civil war, diplomats say.
10 July 2014
Senior US diplomat 'unwelcome' by Bahrain
Bahrain has told a senior US diplomat, who has met with representatives of the country's opposition, that he was "unwelcome" in the kingdom and should "leave immediately."
08 July 2014
Two Tunisian ex-hostages return home from Libya
A Tunisian diplomat and a fellow embassy staffer who were abducted in Libya returned to Tunisia on a military plane early Monday after being freed by their unknown captors.
30 June 2014
King of Jordan on official visit in Astana
King of Jordan Abdullah II and Crown Prince of Jordan Hussein bin Al Abdullah arrived to Astana on an official visit on June 19.
20 June 2014
Estonia to represent NATO in Kazakhstan
Estonian Embassy in Astana will represent NATO in Kazakhstan starting from January 1, 2015.
15 June 2014
Kazakhstan diplomat appointed OSCE Special Representative
Madina Jarbussynova, a Kazakhstani diplomat, has been appointed to a high post in the OSCE (Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe).
07 June 2014
Kazakhstan Culture Days to be held in Indonesia
The opening ceremony of the Days of Kazakhstan Culture in Indonesia will be held at Taman Ismail Marzuki concert hall on May 13 in Jakarta, Indonesia.
12 May 2014