News about Ministry of Foreign Affairs
Kazakhstan Foreign Minister met with his Afghan counterpart
Head of Afghanistan Foreign Ministry arrived in Astana for participation in the 12th meeting of the international contact group on Afghanistan issues.
15 November 2011 18:46
Kazakhstan Foreign Ministry expressed condolences to families of Taraz attack victims
Kazakhstan Ministry of Foreign Affairs expressed condolences to the families of the victims of Taraz terrorist attack.
15 November 2011 13:53
Kazakhstan Foreign Minister expressed condolences to Turkey
We share this grief of Turkish government and we are together with the ones who have suffered from this earthquake: Yerzhan Kazykhanov.
24 October 2011 15:34
Kazakhstan Foreign Ministry commented on Moamer Kadhafi's death
Kazakhstan Ministry of Foreign Affairs commented on the death of Libyan leader Moamer Kadhafi.
21 October 2011 14:11
New official representative of Kazakhstan Foreign Ministry appointed
Altai Abibullayev was appointed the official representative of Kazakhstan Ministry of Foreign Affairs.
11 October 2011 18:58
Foreign Minister Erzhan Kazykhanov to pay a working visit to Tehran October 8-9
According to the Foreign Ministry, “the forthcoming visit may facilitate further development of bilateral political dialogue, expansion of trade and economic and humanitarian cooperation”.
03 October 2011 23:26
Kazakhstan Foreign Minister to visit China on September 7-9
Kazakhstan Minister of Foreign Affairs Yerzhan Kazykhanov will make an official visit to China on September 7-9.
06 September 2011 15:27
Kazakhstan preparing for the first summit of the Cooperation Council of Turkic Speaking States
Almaty, Kazakhstan’s biggest city, will be hosting the summit October 20-21.
18 August 2011 17:59
Almaty to host 1st summit of the Cooperation Council of Turkic Speaking States (CCTS) in October
The Cooperation Council of Turkic Speaking States (CCTS) was established in 2009 as an international intergovernmental organization of Azerbaijan, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan and Turkey.
04 August 2011 08:31
Foreign Ministry finds it inadmissible for representatives of the European Parliament to intervene in the internal affairs of sovereign Kazakhstan
Nor do we find admissible any actions provoking political instability and public unrest: Foreign Ministry spokesman Ilyas Omarov.
02 August 2011 01:54
Kazakhstan’s Foreign Ministry plans to launch 11 new embassies starting from 2012
11 new embassies are to be launched in 2012-2014, with 10 consulates transformed to diplomatic missions: Foreign Minister Erzhan Kazykhanov.
31 July 2011 11:43
12 Kazakhstan tourists kept in custody in Uzbekistan
The tourists might have wandered off the trail and accidentally stepped on the Uzbek soil. The group comprises 9 teens and 3 adults. One of the tourists is diabetic.
28 July 2011 06:34
Brazil to open aircraft maintenance centers in Kazakhstan
Besides, Brazil expressed hope that Kazakhstan will launch its diplomatic representation office in Brasilia to boost bilateral cooperation: Kazakhstan’s Foreign Ministry.
26 July 2011 03:18
Astana puzzled over inclusion into the US Homeland Security Department’s list of “specially designated countries”
The situation contradicts with the spirit of strategic partnership between Kazakhstan and the USA. We are expecting our US partners to take urgent measures to rectify the situation: Foreign Ministry.
22 July 2011 02:09
Kazakhstan seeking to abolish visas for OECD member states
According to Foreign Minister Erzhan Kazykhanov, following respective instructions of President Nazarbayev, Kazakhstan is working to simplify visa procedures for 34 OECD member states.
21 July 2011 03:42
Chairmanship in OIC CFM officially transferred to Kazakhstan Minister Kazykhanov
Kazakhstan Minister of Foreign Affairs Yerzhan Kazykhanov officially became chairman of the OIC Council of Foreign Ministers.
28 June 2011 12:07
Serbian embassy to open in Kazakhstan
This will be an important positive step to enhance cooperation and rapprochement of the people: Yerzhan Kazykhanov.
27 June 2011 11:37
CSTO discussed prevention of threats from Afghanistan and North Africa
The meeting of Foreign Ministers of the CSTO member-states was held in Minsk today, May 31.
31 May 2011 18:50
Kazakhstan hopes for fair investigation of Denyakin case
Representative of Kazakhstan Foreign Affairs Ministry Askar Abdrakhmanov commented on the progress of Denyakin case.
31 May 2011 15:18
Alleged threats from Taliban and explosions in Aktobe and Astana are not related: Kazakhstan’s Foreign Minister Erzhan Kazykhanov
I believe it’s a pure speculation to relate the alleged statements supposedly coming from Taliban with the recent explosions in Aktobe and Astana still to be investigated, he said in an interview for Liter newspaper.
28 May 2011 18:38