Police in Kazakhstan said Tuesday they had discovered the charred and stabbed remains of 11 bodies scattered over large stretches of a remote park popular with international climbers and hikers.
Kazakhstan-Uzbekistan political consultations are held in Tashkent on August 13-14. Kazakhstan is represented by deputy Foreign Minister Amangeldy Zhumabayev.
Kazakhstan President Nursultan Nazarbayev expressed condolences to President of Iran Mahmoud Ahmadinejad in relation to the earthquake that claimed 306 lives.