In the heating season of 2011-2012 Almaty and Zhambyk oblasts in the South of Kazakhstan experienced gas shortages due to disrupted gas supplies from Uzbekistan.
74 delegates from 30 countries, including Jordan's King Abdullah II; Sheikh Hamad bin Khalifa Al Thani of Qatar; Patriarch Kirill of Moscow and All Russia have confirmed their participation.
Performance review of the officers of Kazakhstan interior authorities will be held in May-June 2012 and will cover 70 thousand of Interior Ministry’s employees.