On April 26, Kazakhstan hosted the 3rd Ministerial Conference of the Istanbul Process on Afghanistan. More than 50 delegations led by the foreign ministers of the participating states and others, gathered in Almaty for the Conference. Kazakh President Nursultan Nazarbayev inaugurated the event. It was co-chaired by Kazakhstan's Foreign Minister Erlan Idrissov and Afghanistan's Foreign Minister Zalmai Rassoul.

Kazakhstan President Nursultan Nazarbayev and Turkmenistan President Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov celebrated the opening of a railroad crossing between their respective cities of Bolashak and Serkhetyaka on May 11. During the opening ceremony, the Presidents emphasized the importance of the railroad in the Mangistau region, which will now become a hub for trade and transit.

On the evening of February 13, 2013, Kazakhstan’s newly-appointed Ambassador to the United States, H.E. Kairat Umarov, was among the featured speakers at a forum to discuss his country’s forthcoming accession to the World Trade Organization (WTO). Organized by the Central Asia-Caucasus Institute (CACI) and hosted by its affiliate university, The Johns Hopkins University School of Advanced International Studies (SAIS), the forum’s other honored guests included...

ASTANA – On November 22, Kazakhstan’s capital received the overwhelming majority of votes at the 152nd General Assembly session of the Bureau International des Expositions (BIE) in Paris and was chosen to host EXPO 2017.

“I want to inform you that we have just achieved another big victory for our country. The secret vote showed that the vast majority of 148 countries participating the vote support Kazakhstan’s bid, we have received 103 votes and defeated the bid by Liege,” Nursultan Nazarbayev noted at a special press conference in Paris after the announcement of the results...

A meeting of the Kazakh-U.S. Energy Partnership Commission was held in Washington, D.C., on Oct 15-16. It was co-chaired by Kazakhstan's Minister of Oil and Gas Sauat Mynbayev and the U.S.

Mr. President, Mr. Secretary-General, Ladies and gentlemen, On behalf of

Kazakhstan came to the London Olympics well prepared. Before their departure to London, Kazakh athletes were received by President of Kazakhstan who said, "Our country has always had great results in sports. Last year alone our athletes won 15 medals at the various world sports events. Moreover, Kazakhstan won 32 gold medals at the Asian Winter Games last year. Your achievements are a powerful testimony to sports and a healthy lifestyle." He highlighted how athletes can promote Kazakhstan internationally. He said the Kazakh flag would be raised and its national anthem played every time a Kazakh athlete wins a medal.

The chairman of Kazakhstan’s Sports Agency Talgat Yermegiyaev said...

Golfers around the world are watching as the world's best try to tear each other apart, one hole at a time, at Royal Lytham. As the third major of the season plays out, the British will politely remind us that they don't have to qualify their tournament: it's simply The Open, because, obviously, no...

"Events in the Mangistau region have become a serious trial for Kazakhstan."
President Nursultan Nazarbayev, December 2011
Learning the Lessons of Zhanaozen
On 16 December 2011, a long-running labor dispute in Zhanaozen, in the Mangistau region of Western Kazakhstan, turned violent. As a result of the unrest, 16 people died and 64 were injured, including 17 law enforcement officials...

Foreign Minister Kazykhanov's Visit Reinforces Strategic Partnership: Annual Bilateral Consultations Become Strategic Partnership Commission
Kazakhstan’s Foreign Minister Yerzhan Kazykhanov paid his first official visit to the United States between Jan. 30 and Feb. 1. The Minister held talks with Secretary of State Hillary Clinton to enhance the strategic partnership between the two countries.

WASHINGTON, DC (April 11, 2010) - President Nursultan Nazarbayev of Kazakhstan is in the United States April 12-13, 2010, to participate in the Nuclear Security Summit hosted by President Obama. The purpose of the summit is to increase international cooperation in the realm of nuclear security and to involve nations in developing measures to secure nuclear materials and prevent nuclear terrorism across the world. Leaders from 47 nations are attending the summit.