Russia has been paying special attention to language-related issues as post-Soviet states are still home to millions of ethnic Russians: Russia’s Vice Minister of Foreign Affairs Gregory Karassin.
Purchase of BTA by Halyk Bank and sales of Halyk Bank’s pension fund [to the Government] should be separate deals: Halyk Bank Chairman of the Board Alexander Pavlov.
The presidents of Uzbekistan and Kazakhstan called for the United Nations to review the potential impact of two disputed hydroelectric dams proposed by their regional rivals Tajikistan and Kyrgyzstan.