Italy-Kazakhstan: Nazarbayev and Berlusconi to endorse new accords (Adnkronos)
Italy-Kazakhstan: Nazarbayev and Berlusconi to endorse new accords (AKI) – Bilateral cooperation, trade and investment will be the main focus when the president of Kazakhstan, Nursultan Nazarbayev, meets Italian prime minister Silvio Berlusconi on a two-day state visit which begins on Wednesday. Nazarbayev will also meet Pope Benedict XVI for the first time.”The purpose of my visit to Italy is …
Background Notes: Kyrgyz Republic (Scoop.co.nz)
PROFILE OFFICIAL NAME: Kyrgyz Republic Geography Area: 77,181 sq. mi. Cities: Bishkek (capital), Osh, Cholpon Ata, Karakol. Terrain: 90% mountainous, with some desert regions. Elevation extremes–lowest point: Kulundy village in the Batken province …
Central Asia: Swine Flu Fears Helping to Keep Potential Hajj Pilgrims Home (EurasiaNet)
BY ALISHER KHAMIDOV Concerns about the spread of swine flu are creating an additional hurdle for Central Asian believers hoping to make the Hajj, or the Muslim pilgrimage to Mecca. Some believers in the region say that Central Asian governments do more to frustrate than facilitate the Hajj, which is a moral obligation for every Muslim to undertake at least once in his or her lifetime.
Kyrgyz journalist brutally murdered?police (Philippine Daily Inquirer)
The editor of a newspaper that frequently criticized the secret police in ex-Soviet Kyrgyzstan has died after a savage attack in which he was stabbed more than a dozen times, police said Thursday.
(AFX UK Focus) 2009-11-03 11:40 Kazakh Kazkommertsbank repays $500 million bond (Interactive Investor)
ALMATY, Nov 3 (Reuters) – Kazakhstan’s largest lender, Kazkommertsbank, has repaid a $500 million Eurobond at maturity using own funds, it said on Tuesday. Analysts have said the repayment should soothe the nerves of investors afraid more Kazakh banks could follow the example of BTA and Alliance, large local lenders which defaulted this year.
Should Central Asia Fear Taleban Spillover? (Institute for War and Peace Reporting)
Upsurge in militant activity in Central Asia will be contained, although security should be stepped up in border areas. In the eight years the United States-led Coalition has been in action in Afghanistan, the northern provinces have remained largely calm – until recently, that is.
Kyrgyz Prosecutor’s Office issues warning to opposition figure forarticle criticizing Bakiyev (Interfax)
BISHKEK. Nov 9 (Interfax) – Omurbek Tekebayev, a Kyrgyz opposition figure and leader of the Ata-Meken party, has been warned by the Prosecutor’s Office for criticizing the government reform proposed by Kyrgyz President Kurmanbek Bakiyev.
Vatican: Pope meets Kazakh leader (Adnkronos)
Vatican: Pope meets Kazakh leader (AKI) – Pope Benedict XVI met the president of Kazakhstan, Nursultan Nazarbayev, at the Vatican on Friday. A Vatican statement said Nazarbayev and the pope discussed issues including the peaceful coexistence of different religions, and the economic crisis.”During the course of the cordial discussions, attention turned to….the economic crisis in the light of …
Italy, Kazakhstan sign new commercial agreements (People’s Daily)
Italian prime minister Silvio Berlusconi and Kazakhstan president Nursultan Nazarbayev signed on Thursday new commercial agreements aimed at boosting bilateral ties. The deals focused on energy, transport and technological partnerships. Italy’s oil giant Eni and Kazakh state company Kaz MunayGas agreed to cooperate in research and gas exploration in Kazakhstan, while GE Oil & Gas, an Italian …
Kyrgyzstan new government sworn in (Itar-Tass)
BISHKEK, November 6 (Itar-Tass) — A new government of Kyrgyzstan has been sworn in at the parliament of the republic on Friday. “We formed the government on a new basis, now it is much more mobile,” Kyrgyz Head of State Kurmanbek Bakiyev stressed during the ceremony.
Kyrgyz journalist brutally murdered: police (Malaysian Mirror)
BISHKEK, Kyrgyzstan -The editor of a newspaper that frequently criticised the secret police in ex-Soviet Kyrgyzstan has died after a savage attack in which he was stabbed more than a dozen times, police said Thursday.
Kazakh, Italian presidents voice similar positions on key global issues (Interfax)
ASTANA. Nov 6 (Interfax) – Kazakh and Italian presidents Nursultan Nazarbayev and Giorgio Napolitano discussed a broad range of topics in Rome, saying their positions coincided on key international issues.
