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Samruk Kazyna Sovereign Wealth Fund Board Chairwoman comments on Russia’s Sberbank President German Gref’s concerns Mr. Gref earlier expressed concerns that Kazakhstan is taking steps to restrict operations of foreign banks in Kazakhstan, including those of Sberbank.
30 January 2013 17:14
Kazakhstan may introduce temporary ban on importing petroleum products from Russia: media reports Astana’s moves may be driven by efforts of powerful lobbying groups that speak up for stronger cooperation with China: Alexander Karavayev, Vice Director of the Moscow State University Center for Post-soviet Studies.
30 January 2013 11:57
Russia’s Roskosmos Space Agency may consider reducing the number of Proton launches from Baikonur after 2015 We have a clear agreement with Kazakhstan on launches from 2013 to 2015 inclusive: Roskosmos Head Vladimir Popovkin.
29 January 2013 23:30
Intergovernmental committee for Baikonur to sit in March 2013 January 30 Russia’s First Vice PM Igor Shuvalov and Kazakhstan’s Vice PM Kairat Kelimbetov are expected to meet to discuss preparation for the sitting.
29 January 2013 23:15
Russia says Assad blundered, as regime courts opposition Russia's prime minister has said Syrian President Bashar al-Assad made a "grave, perhaps fatal error" by delaying political reforms, as Damascus courted opposition forces.
29 January 2013 12:24
Kazakhstan and Russia agreed on joint use of freight wagons KazTemirTrans and Federal Freight Company signed a memorandum of cooperation in joint use of freight rolling stock.
28 January 2013 19:56
Biathlon: Kazakhstan athlete won silver in Junior World Championship Kazakhstan's Galina Vishnevskaya missed one target and was 1.15,6 minutes behind Russia’s Uliana Kaisheva who won gold.
28 January 2013 16:00
Russia police question top dancer over Bolshoi attack Russian police have questioned a star dancer as a witness over the vicious acid attack against the artistic director of the Bolshoi ballet Sergei Filin.
27 January 2013 15:15
Russia backs nationwide 'anti-gay' bill Russia's parliament has given initial backing to a bill banning homosexual "propaganda" among children that could lead to gays being fined for demonstrating or kissing in public.
27 January 2013 13:33
Kazakhstan Foreign Minister on adoption of the Latin alphabet At a press-conference in Moscow today Kazakhstan’s Foreign Minister dispelled Russia’s concerns over alleged geopolitical shifts behind Kazakhstan’s decision to have the language shifted to the Latin alphabet.
25 January 2013 23:14
Hockey: Dallman might debut in Kazakhstan national team in February The full list of players, who can be included into Kazakhstan national team has been published at the website of Kazakhstan Ice Hockey Federation.
25 January 2013 19:52
Nobody can have Russia and Kazakhstan having rows: Kazakhstan’s Foreign Minister In 5 days Kazakhstan’s Vice PM Kairat Kelimbetov, co-chairman of the intergovernmental committee for Baikonur issues, would be travelling to Moscow.
25 January 2013 19:44
Two Kazakhstan girls won Little Princess International-2013 awards The winners got ribbons decorated with Swarovski crystals and invitations to the International Little Miss World, Little Miss Planet pageants.
25 January 2013 15:20
Any dispute over Baikonur is merely a regular issue: Russia’s Foreign Minister According to him, Proton carrier rockets have already been modernized. It is not the first year the two sides have agreed on the number of launches.
25 January 2013 15:07
Media speculations over Baikonur are absurd: Kazakhstan’s Foreign Minister According to him, the talks are under way to take concerted measures to fully unleash Baikonur’s potential and further its technological development.
25 January 2013 12:46
Russia warns Kazakhstan in Baikonur cosmodrome dispute Russia has warned Kazakhstan it could withdraw from joint projects if Astana insists on restricting satellite launches from Russia's rented Baikonur cosmodrome.
24 January 2013 21:30
There are no ultimatums in Russia's note on Baikonur: Kazakhstan Foreign Ministry Kazakhstan and Russia are in a normal negotiations process on further cooperation at Baikonur cosmodrome and there is no need to make a boom over this issue: Foreign Ministry.
24 January 2013 19:01
Russia presented Kazakhstan with ultimatum over Baikonur Russian Interior Ministry has delivered an official note to Kazakhstan regarding the situation with the use of Baikonur cosmodrome.
24 January 2013 17:36
US film paints Pussy Riot as new Russian revolution Pussy Riot is more than just a punk band, and is seeking a "feminist revolution" in Russian society, according to the co-director of a film shown at the Sundance Film Festival this week.
24 January 2013 14:18
Mixed Martial Arts: Kazakhstan wrestler to fight Rassul Mirzayev Kazakhstan's Yerzhan Yestanov says that he expects a victory and hopes that his luck will not let him down.
23 January 2013 13:54
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