President of Kazakhstan's national railway company Kazakhstan Temir Zholy Askar Mamin held bilateral talks with Director General of Chinese Railways Sheng Guangji. Two cooperation documents were signed.
The President of Kazakhstan Nursultan Nazarbayev, the President of Turkmenistan Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedow and the Iranian President Hassan Rouhani have participated in the opening ceremony of the Uzen-Beket-Goran railroad.
Almaty is the largest city in Kazakhstan but the ecological damage from the city's growing vehicle usage exacerbated by the lack of high-quality public transport hangs like a smog over the country's cultural capital.
Eduard Edokov, the head of the Independent Automobile Union of Kazakhstan, says that Kazakhstanis are not yet ready to transition to electromobiles both because of their mentality and the lack of infrastructure in the country.
During the 4th Caspian Summit President Nursultan Nazarbayev spoke about the opportunities the Caspian Sea opened in terms of transportation and tourism.
Member of the International Association for the Study of Terrorism comments on the statement of Russian military official, who said terrorists could use the terrotories of Central Asian countries to transport weapons of mass destruction.