Казахстанская правда

The symbols of pride and patriotism

In Akorda yesterday, the State Secretary Mukhtar Kul-Muhammed chaired a meeting of the National Commission under the President on the state symbols.

As planned

The spring-field works, a bill to reduce by third all types of licenses drafted on the President’s instructions, measures proposed by the Agency on regulation of natural monopolies to improve tariff policy and other topical issues were on the agenda of the Government’s meeting yesterday.

Kazakhstan Takes Lead in Global Inter-religious Dialogue

Since independence Kazakhstan has created a unique model of interethnic and interfaith harmony which is known and recognized around the world as the Kazakhstan Way.

For a world without nuclear threat

Kazakh delegation took part in the first session of the Preparatory Committee for the Review Conference of the Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons (NPT), held in Vienna.

Astana - Minsk: shared history, shared future. President Nursultan Nazarbayev has paid an official visit to Belarus

The dynamics of cooperation between Kazakhstan and Belarus is sustainable, conductive to which are the integration initiatives - establishment of the Customs Union and Single Economic Space and the contracts signed previously and yesterday during the visit. It was agreed in the talks yesterday to boost cooperation in agriculture and food supplies.

Developing understanding

In Beijing a meeting opened of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization’s Council of Foreign Ministers, chaired by China that the Kazakh delegation led by FM Yerzhan Kazykhanov is attending.

To exchange information

The agreement between the Governments of Kazakhstan and of the United Arab Emirates on cooperation and mutual assistance in customs affairs was signed yesterday in Abu Dhabi by chairman of the Customs Control Committee of the Finance Ministry Mazhit Esenbayev and acting director-general of the UAE Federal Customs Service Khalid Ali Al-Bustani.

Corporate issues

In Astana, a joint meeting of the Club of Corporate Secretaries of Central Asia and the Council of “Samruk-Kazyna” companies’ Corporate Secretaries took place that discussed the latest changes in the RK legislation on corporate management, follow-up to the resolutions of II Forum of Kazakhstan’s Corporate Secretaries, as well as arrangements for the III Forum of Corporate Secretaries of Kazakhstan, scheduled this November.

Religious Leaders’ Forum: from discussion to decision-making

May 30-31 Astana will be hosting the IV Congress of world and traditional religions’ leaders that is of great momentum in strengthening of global cooperation and constructive inter-religious dialogue, cooperation and tolerance.

The format of sustained growth

On the second day of his working visit to the West-Kazakhstan region, President Nursultan Nazarbayev visited JSC Uralskagroremmash to see its new production lines, PAIID projects presented here and meet with businessmen.

Conferences, consultations, visas

Nursultan Nazarbayev’s initiatives - Global Energy and Environment Strategy and Partnership Program “Green Bridge” - will be discussed at the V Islamic Conference of Environment Protection Ministers to be held under the auspices of the Islamic Organization for Education, Scientific and Cultural Organization (ISESCO) this week in Astana.

The course for competitiveness. President Nursultan Nazarbayev arrived on a working visit to West Kazakhstan region yesterday

The President called on the businesses implementing the industrial and innovative projects. Opening of new industries and new jobs the oblast remains thereby in a leading position in the socio-economic development.

The Bureau adopted the agenda

The Majilis Bureau meeting, chaired by the House Speaker Nurlan Nigmatulin adopted the agenda of the next plenary session of the House that comprises two bills - "On ratification of Agreement between the Government of the Republic of Kazakhstan and the Russian Federation on settlement of mutual financial issues and conditions of settlement in military education and the use of test sites" and "On ratification of Agreement on the implementation of transport (road) controls at the external border of the Customs Union. The Committee on Foreign Affairs, Defence and Security will report on the two bills.

On human resources in the judicial system

A regular meeting of the Higher Judicial Council yesterday, chaired by the deputy head of the presidential administration – chairman of the Council Talgat Donakov, considered improvement of human resources management, work with the skill pool- candidates for senior judicial positions and internships for them.

To minimize the risks of corruption

The meeting in Akorda yesterday of the anti-corruption Commission under the President, chaired by the State Secretary Mukhtar Kul-Muhammed brought up corruption problems in the construction, housing and utilities, and Land Use sectors.

Multifaceted partnership

The Foreign Minister Yerzhan Kazykhanov has paid a visit to Turkmenistan, first in his current office, where he was received by President Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov.

Schools in focus

At a regular meeting in Astana of the Interagency Commission for construction of schools, chaired by the Education and Science Minister Bakytzhan Zhumagulov, performance report was made by deputy governors of regions and cities of Astana and Almaty on the instructions issued in the previous meeting. According to them, the regions are no longer behind the construction schedules. The Minister noted that the control of the Commission largely helped to straighten out the situation, and he believes all the President’s orders in this area are feasible.

To form a layer of owners

Speaking at the XIX session of the Assembly of Kazakhstan’s People President N. Nazarbayev noted that the project People's IPO was a promising initiative. "It's not just a new mass privatization. This is the process of creating a new powerful class of owners, who have decent future", - said Nursultan Nazarbayev. These words are confirmed by concrete plans and actions scheduled for the coming years.

The highway of 100% quality

Zhambyl branch of LLP "Kazahdorstroy" completed concrete paving of the section 404-443 of the reconstructed Western Europe - Western China transport corridor a month ahead of their working schedule. Experts of an independent Australian company "SMEK International" assessed the quality of the concrete highway at 100%. The partnership that in the last year was best among road-building companies in the country devoted their labor achievement to the 67th anniversary of Victory in the Great Patriotic War.

Customs Union dictates modernization

A "roundtable" aimed at informing the business community about the ongoing modernization of the process of customs administration and development of proposals for the improvement and simplification of customs clearance conducted by the country's customs service was held in Aktobe with participation of Deputy Chairman of State Customs Committee Amaniyaz Yerzhanov, heads of departments of customs control of Aktobe, West Kazakhstan and Kostanai regions, government officials, representatives of organizations of civil society.

In protection of labor

Yesterday 16th meeting of the Council on Social Policy under the EurAsEC Integration Committee with the heads of ministries of Belarus, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Russia and Tajikistan was held in the Kazakh capital. The meeting’s participants discussed the issues of cooperation between the member -states in social-labor relations and signed several agreements.

Innovative platform

VII Innovation Congress "Innovative business - the way to a competitive economy" will take place on 23-24 May 2012 at the Palace of Independence in the framework of the V Astana Economic Forum. The organizer of the event is the JSC "National Agency for Technological Development" (JSC "NATR") supported by the Ministry of Industry and New Technologies.

Real help to business

Within recent six months the Public council for protection of entrepreneurs’ rights under the NEC "Union" Atameken”, received more than three hundred applications from different regions of the country, and most of them were resolved positively. It was announced yesterday at the V meeting of the Council in Astana, by the board’s chairman of NEC "Union" Atameken” Ablai Myrzakhmetov.

Participation in the Astana Economic Forum is prestigious

Preparation for the V Astana Economic Forum, which will be held in the Kazakh capital from 22 to 24 May, is nearly completed. This was announced yesterday by chairman of the executive body of the Association of Eurasian Economic Club of Scientists Murat Karimsakov. Some additions were made in the previously presented program, and on the whole over 40 events will be held within the frames of the jubilee event. The organizers say that during its existence this interactive site in Astana acquired importance and deserved authority.

EXPO 2012 welcomes guests

Tomorrow the World Universal Exhibition EXPO 2012 will be opened in South Korean city Yeosu. The main theme of the event is "The Living Ocean and the coastal zone: a variety of resources and their rational use."

Advertising is the engine of “People's IPO”. The country launches a broad awareness-raising campaign

Very soon, in September already collecting of applications for the purchase of shares of JSC "KazTransOil" will begin and in the first quarter of 2013 it will be possible to become a shareholder of JSC «KEGOC». In parallel, preparing will start for the second-tier companies - "KTG", "Samruk-Energo", "NHIC" Kazmortransflot.” Thereby in 2015 all major national companies of "Samruk-Kazyna" will appear in the stock market of Kazakhstan. However, since the population of the country is not aware of the “People's IPO”, the curators of the program announced the start of the active phase of awareness-raising campaign, which will involve all the information capacity of the state.

To solve the problem of heat and light. The Government summed up results of the last winter and set the goals for the coming heating season

The last heating season was assessed by the Government as satisfactory. In general, the utilities of Kazakhstan in autumn-winter period worked stably despite the abnormally cold weather. Supply of electricity and heat was carried out to customers in accordance with contracts and schedules. The planned volume of repair work on the basic equipment is fully executed. But heat and power systems can not stand idle, and preparing for the upcoming heating season should start right now.

To produce competitive goods. The home producers have a good opportunity to promote wholesome foods

Confirmation of this is participation of enterprises from CIS and non-CIS countries in the XIV Kazakhstan International exhibitions - Kazakhstan Food Market, Sweets, Sharyn-drinks, Equipment and Packaging, Agrotech- 2012.

Pricing and social partnership under control

Yesterday Deputy Prime Minister Erbol Orynbayev held a meeting of the Republican tripartite commission on social partnership and regulation of social and labor relations.

Armored off-road vehicles will be produced in Semei

20th anniversary of our Armed Forces for our plant is an important date, - says general director of the JSC “Semipalatinsk Machine-Building Enterprise" Nurlan Omarov. - This is a professional holiday of one of our major business partners, as the Ministry of Defence was instructed by the Government to supervise the defense enterprises belonging to the NC "Kazakhstan Engineering".

The program for education and social lift

In the conference on socio-labor relations with the executives of “Samruk-Kazyna” subsidiaries, a number of novelties in the Fund were announced. The subject of social lift was brought up by the deputy head of the Presidential Administration Baglan Mailybaev. The “Samruk-Kazyna” Fund’s CEO Umirzak Shukeyev proposed to develop and implement step by step a dual model of personnel training. He also reminded that before 2016 they will have introduced environmental safety standards.

Strengthening the “Shanghai Spirit”

Almaty hosted the VII session of the Forum of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization organized by the Institute of World Economics and Politics (IWEP) under the Foundation of the First President of Kazakhstan that chaired the meeting. The forum was attended by over 70 experts, including representatives of research centers from SCO participating states (China, Kyrgyzstan, Russia, Tajikistan, Uzbekistan), the Secretariat staff, the Business Council, the SCO RATS, CICA Secretariat, Eurasian Economic Community, representatives of observer states (India, Iran, Mongolia, Pakistan) and dialogue partners of the SCO (Belarus and Sri Lanka), Afghanistan and diplomatic missions.

A Tale of a snakehead

The bogeyman stories about appearance in the Ili river of an unknown monster - a snakehead appeared recently in the Internet and some Kazakh media. A big fish that reaches a meter in length is incredibly enduring, fertile, and what is most dangerous, it destroys everything in its path. The threat is in possible “settling" of the predator in large water ponds, such as the Lake Balkhash and in the extermination of strategic fish stock of the country. We tried to find out whether it is a true story or a tale.

To conform to the standards

A group of Samruk-Kazyna National Welfare Fund’s management, with the board chairman Umirzak Shukeyev in the lead, visited Atyrau oblast.

The first national congress of lawyers

The first national congress of lawyers opens today in Astana. It is expected to be attended by representatives of the Presidential Administration, the Office of the Prime Minister, MPs, and lawyers of central and state agencies, national companies, well-known scholars and human rights activists. In all, the forum is to bring together about fifteen hundred delegates from different regions of the country. It is expected to consider the establishment of Kazakhstan Lawyers Union.

The culture and information ministry held competition for positions openly and transparently

At the XIX session of Kazakhstan People’s Assembly, the President instructed state agencies to create career opportunities for young people, specifically through public service. To make selection for vacant positions transparent, the culture and information ministry conducted its second stage in the central office having invited representatives of the public and media.

Assemblies’ friendship is getting stronger

A delegation of Kazakhstan People’s Assembly headed by its deputy chairman and head of the KPA secretariat of the Presidential Administration Eraly Tugzhanov paid a visit to the Republic of Chechnya of the Russian Federation.

Social factor is primary

Gulshara Abdykalikova, labor and social protection minister was in the region on a two-day working visit to see how the region is tackling employment problem and the work of medical and social facilities.

"E-services" in the field of culture

As known, the Head of State identified in his state-of the nation address "Socio-economic modernization as the main vector of Kazakhstan’s development" the improvement of quality of public services as one of the priorities.

Joint liability for invaluable wealth

General Assembly of the republican “National Medical Association” was held in Astana on the base of the National Science Cardiac Centre. The forum held under the theme “Ecology. Health. Rehabilitation” is intended to improve the inter-sectoral collaboration in addressing the problems of healthcare of Kazakhstani people, which is one of the priorities of the state program of health development "Salamatty Kazakstan" for 2011-2015.

Working out common standards

Yesterday a briefing on the forthcoming Republican Congress of Jurists, scheduled for May 16 in Astana, was held in the Ministry of Justice.

Strengthening peace and harmony

The Center for the Study of interethnic and interfaith relations of the Academy of Public Administration under the President hosted a meeting of Majilis deputies- members of Kazakhstan People's Assembly and of the scientific advisory council of the KPA with chairman of Kyrgyzstan Assembly's Council Bektemir Murzubraimov.

Eternal in our memory

The Victory in Great Patriotic War is a special event to every family. This red-letter day on the calendar is invariably dear to everyone. On this day, veterans and home front workers, those who had been forging the Great Victory take well-deserved congratulations.

Melodies in our hearts

The capital marked the 67-th anniversary of the Great Victory with the concert of patriotic songs.

Garlands of memory

On the Victory Day a commemorative meeting took place in Astana at the common grave of soldiers who died of wounds in hospitals.

On the racetrack

Astana marked the Day of Victory by a mass sport event - races of athletes, schoolchildren and students.

The two roads, two wars

The days of early May are double events for Nicholai Kostantinovich Solonik. Along with the Victory Day in the World War II the veteran celebrates his 85th jubilee this year.

Gallery of Heroes

An unusual exhibition on the eve of May 9 opened at the regional art museum. They invited veterans of war and labor front, cadets and art lovers. The artists – participants of the Great patriotic war - Ivan Vasilyevich Lagutin, Ippolit Ippolitovitch Vinogradov, and Mikhail Petrovich Kolmogorov – demonstrated their works.

Sacred Duty

In the capital, flowers were laid at the monument to Bauyrzhanu Momyshuly in a ceremony.

St. George Ribbon the color of fire

A few thousand St. George Ribbons have been prepared for the patriotic action "Bow your head to those great years" in Astana in the celebration of the Victory Day.

Bow to those great years

Internal and police parade troops were marching in Astana square in front of the "Otan қorғaushylar" monument in commemoration of the Victory Day, and flowers were laid at the "Otan-Ana" monument in a ceremony.

Inviolable Turkic unity

For three days Almaty and Astana hosted an international scientific-practical conference "Dialogue among cultures of the Turkic peoples: Past and Present".

Legends coming to life in silver

The state A. Kasteev Art Museum is hosting an exhibition "Oriental Beauty", displaying jewelry of Central Asia and Caucasus (XIX - early XX century) from the private collection of Prince Azat Akimbek, never exhibited before.

Fascinating sounds of her voice. On Kulyash Baiseitova’s centenary

It was truly a national treasure. She was Kazakhstan’s youngest most titular singer: she was only 24 when she was awarded the title of the USSR People’s Artist and the Stalin Prize. Admiring spectators doted on her; heads of state invited her to receptions. Those who heard her “live” voice will never forget it.

Jazz for us

The Embassy of Norway, marking the 20th anniversary of establishing diplomatic relations of the Kingdom with Kazakhstan, has made a musical gift for the Astana residents - jazz pianist and composer, Jan Gunnar Hoff gave a concert at the “Shabyt” palace of the Kazakh National Arts University.

“Kos alka” in Gatchina

In April, the choir “Fresco” of children’s musical school № 2 of Astana became a winner of international contest “Gatchinskaya Rainbow” leaving behind 75 children’s art groups.

Fragrant flora

About 30 domestic and as many foreign floral companies took part in the III International Exhibition of Flowers and Landscape Design AstanaFlorExpo 2012 at the capital’s “Korme”.

This difficult felting

A personal exhibition of Zamzegul Oralbayeva opened in the capital’s Museum of Modern Art. A graduate of the Almaty O. Tansykbayev Art School, she is now well known outside the country.

“Hamlet” played in passion

The play "Hamlet" by William Shakespeare (the translation of Khamit Yergaliyev) was premiered at the Kazakh State Academic Music and Drama Theatre named after K. Kuanyshbayev. Director is Honored cultural worker of RK Bolat Uzakov.

He raised the steppe, without degrading the pyramids... Kazakh scientists discovered traces of steppe civilization in the Arab architecture

The book “History of Mameluke architecture in Egypt” on political, diplomatic and ethnic ties of Desht-i-Kypchak (Great Steppe) and the Mameluke state is co-authored by academician Bulat Kumekov and his student Bakhyt Batyrshauly, an Arabist, Orientalist, who used to be the first secretary of Kazakhstan’s Embassy in Egypt for many years. The preface to it was written by Kazakhstan’s President Nursultan Nazarbayev, who believes that “such studies will be important for the history of the Kazakh people, their culture and national identity”.

Journey to the roots

The works of a popular Kazakhstani artist, RK honored art worker Anatoly Burgaev are exhibited at the Center for Contemporary Art “Kulanshi” in Astana.

Fragile symphony in the style of Tiffany

A Student Exhibition of stained glass presenting about 50 works was held at the T.Zhurgenov Kazakh National Academy of Arts.

Rhapsody for Aiman

The 20th anniversary of diplomatic relations between Kazakhstan and Ukraine was marked in Astana by a concert of the Eurasian Symphony Orchestra of Kazakh National University of Arts with a world premiere of Rhapsody for violin and orchestra by the famous Ukrainian composer Miroslav Skorik on themes from the opera “Kyz Zhibek” by Yevgeny Brusilovsky.

Wikipedias of Turkic-speaking countries, team up!

The Al-Farabi Kazakh National University hosted an international conference of Turkic-speaking Wikipedias attended by representatives of the wiki communities from Kazakhstan, Turkey, Azerbaijan, Uzbekistan, Turkmenistan, Kyrgyzstan, Tatarstan, Bashkortostan and Sakha (Yakutia). The participants of the forum were greeted by Prime Minister Karim Masimov in a telegram saying that RK government fully supports the project “Kazaksha Wikipedia”.

She remained in the people’s hearts

The Republic Palace was hosting a celebration of Rosa Baglanova’s 90th birthday.

Singing of love and spring

Almaty education department and the city’s Schoolchildren’s Palace presented young residents with an unusual holiday in honor of Nowruz and Kazakhstan Valentine’s Day.

From Korkyt’s kyuis to Britten’s music

The Zhambyl Kazakh State Philharmonic Society, supported by the culture and information ministry and the Almaty city administration, held a concert devoted to the 10th anniversary of the Public Fund “Korkyt” and 20th birthday of the opera and symphony conducting section of the Kurmangazy Kazakh National Conservatory.

Spiritual heritage is wealth for the reader

The National Academic Library in Astana hosted a presentation of the book series “Altai - Yertis kitaphanasy”, the first 20 volumes of which are devoted to the men of science, culture and education in East Kazakhstan.

Play with a star

Dinara Safina and Elena Likhovtseva arrived in Astana to hold a master class to help promote and develop children’s tennis in Kazakhstan. According to the Kazakh Tennis Federation’s vice-president, Adil Burlibaev, joint training with the famous players was useful for professional growth of young athletes seeking international renown.

Switch off the light and go riding!

Kazakhstan took part in an annual global event “Earth Hour”. Velo-Almaty cycling movement arranged in Almaty a massive flash-mob “Cycling fireflies”, who rode along the Little Almatinka River to Kok-Tobe on bicycles equipped with flashlights and LEDs.

Kairat is a 9-time champion

In the last match of Kazakhstan’s open futsal championship in Almaty, FC Kairat smashed Kyrgyzstan’s Bishkek 12:0 and became a 9-time champion of the country.

I’m a happy girl!

The world champion, three-time vice-champion of the world and Asia, many-time and absolute champion of Kazakhstan, a female international master, RK master of sport in chess, who at the age of 11 was on Kazakhstan’s national team, winner of the Cup of the Dubai Sheikh Maktoum Bin Hamdan Bin Rashed, the youngest torchbearer of the 7th Winter Asian Games in 2011, winner of the Youth Award “Zhastar-2011” in the nomination “Young Athlete of the Year”, speaker of the forum “Intelligent Nation 2011”, a girl who is not only an excellent student but also finished with honors a musical school in piano, winner of school and city piano competitions, winner in Rhythmic Gymnastics international tournament “Sinegorye” - all these titles belong to our young athlete Dinara Saduakasova.

"Moulin Rouge" in short skirts

Any competitions for sport fans are interesting and exciting for fighting of masterful athletes, scores, results of racing, and time and records achieved by the winners. But as for me for example, I went to the IV Kazakhstan Cheerleading Championship to see what it is.

Kendo martial arts showcased in Almaty

Almaty hosted the second international tournament of the Eurasian Cup on Kendo - a martial art based on traditional Japanese swordsmanship (literary –“The Way of the Sword”).

Dmitry Petrukhin: Not castles in the air, but the "crystal palace"

Round-the-world voyage on Kazakhstan’s "Chocan Valikhanov" yacht, making stopovers at different countries’ ports is drawing to an end. Its crew was meeting with the local communities and the media, thereby performing an important mission - outreach on our country.

Preserving ancestors’ legacy

Pursuing the theme of national sports, we’ve got interested in a deputy’s request from MPs Zhambyl Ahmetbekov, Dariga Nazarbayeva and Boris Sorokin to the chairman of the Agency for Physical Culture and Sports Talgat Ermegiyaev.

Batyrs are invited to the competition area

The second championship in kazak kuresi “Kazakstan Barysy” starts in late March. According to the project’s author and CEO of CTC TV-channel, Arman Shuraev, the tournament will undergo some changes.

New football season open

The 21st national championship in football started last Saturday and the kick off was quite surprising: the last season’s champions and vice champions – Shakhter, Karaganda and Zhetysu, respectively lost, whereas a Premier League’s first-timer – Sunkar, Kaskelen played briskly.

The President handed the Super Cup

Yesterday President Nursultan Nazarbayev attended a football match of the Kazakhstan Super Cup between Shakhter (Karaganda) and FC Ordabasy (Shymkent) teams at Astana-Arena stadium, the Presidential press service informed.

“Light” kettlebell of Tatiana Potemkina

During the three months of winter our famous athlete Tatiana Potemkina, a three-time world champion in weight lifting has been working hard to be in good shape at major sporting events in 2012.

Keep it up, Bibisara!

The youngest chess queen of the planet seven-year-old Bibisara Asaubaeva was announced the “Best athlete of the year” at an awarding ceremony at Rixos Almaty. This wonderful little girl not only won world chess championships in Poland and Brazil, but also a rhythmic gymnastics tournament in Astana.

Knockdown for victory

BC “Astana” opened a series of home games in the VTB United League with a match against Ukrainian club “Budivelnyk”, who, despite being an underdog, managed to defeat the League’s current champion “Khimki”, Moscow. As to Kazakhstanis eager to continue struggling in the tournament, only victory could suit them fine.

Gold Grand Prix of Dusseldorf

Maxim Rakov, the 2009 world champion and bronze medalist of the 2011 judo world championship from Karaganda, won the “gold” of Grand Prix tournament in Düsseldorf for the second time.

Leaders meet today

Coaches of the national teams of India, Kazakhstan, Russia and France talked about their boxers and tasks set before them at a press conference before matches. Russia and Kazakhstan will be presented by athletes selected for the London Olympics Games, Indians came with then strongest team they have.

The first “Sports Oscar”

The International Martial Arts Academy awarded with “Sports Oscar” the first Kazakhstani athlete.