The department was headed by Baurzhan Kamenov, who previously held the post of adviser to the head of the region on economics, investment and external relations.The new leader at the meeting in the regional akimat was presented by the akim of the Pavlodar region Bulat Bakauov. He noted that the appointee has extensive experience and wished him success in his work. Baurzhan Kamenov born in 1987. In 2008, he graduated from the Innovative University of Eurasia with a degree in Finance, in 2014, from the Pavlodar State University named after S. Toraigyrov with a degree in Law. Master of Economics and Business.He began his career in 2008. He was the chief specialist of the apparatus of the akim of Pavlodar region, adviser to the akim of Pavlodar region, akim of Grigoryevsky rural, head of the business department, deputy head of the finance department of the city of Pavlodar, adviser to the city akim. Since April 2016 – assistant to the akim of Pavlodar region, then – deputy chief of staff of the akim of Pavlodar region. From June 2019 to his appointment, he worked as an adviser to the akim of the region on economics, investment and external relations.Source : https://www.gov.kz/memleket/entities/pavlodar/press/news/details/35953?lang=kk

The unification of the regional cardiological center with the city hospital No. 3 will in no way affect what operations the doctors will carry out. This was said by and. about. Ardak Kuzekov, Head of the Health Department of Pavlodar Region, during a special press conference on reorganization of medical institutions.We will remind, in the regional health care it was decided to merge the cardiocenter and the city hospital №3. Firstly, the legislation requires it - there is an appropriate government decree, as well as an order from the Ministry of Health, requiring the transition to the creation of multidisciplinary centers where inpatient, inpatient replacement and consultative and diagnostic assistance will be collected under the roof of one organization. Secondly, reorganization is also necessary to improve the medical care of patients after vascular lesions of the brain.- In the Pavlodar region, the mortality rate due to strokes is growing, - said and. about. Heads of the Health Department. - According to the results of 9 months, a stroke caused the death of more than 440 people, which is higher than last year by 10-15%. Three stroke centers were created. One of them is located on the basis of the city hospital No. 3, but there is no modern magnetic resonance imager, cardiograph, or high-quality ultrasound machines. Moreover, all this material and technical base is available in the cardiology center. Therefore, the idea arose to relocate this stroke center to a cardiocenter. Thanks to this, a cardiovascular cluster will be finally formed, consisting of a cardiac surgery clinic and a stroke center, a cardiology clinic for patients with acute heart diseases and chronic heart pathologies, as well as a rehabilitation center for patients with cardiovascular pathologies.Unfortunately, part of the staff of the cardiocenter was unhappy with such an association. The main argument of the opponents of the reorganization was that the center supposedly would lose its high status and its specialists would simply not be allowed to perform complex heart operations. Ardak Kuzekov assured that this would not happen.“The level of operations performed depends on the available personnel and material base and does not depend on whether the cardiocenter will operate independently or as part of a city hospital,” he said. - High-tech medical services, which include cardiac surgery, are provided at any level. No one says that tomorrow only the simplest operations will be carried out in the center. All types of operations that appeared in the cardiocenter earlier will be provided in the future.Financing of the cardiological center will remain at the proper level, which, by the way, today has large payables in the amount of 360 million tenge. The staffing structure of the medical institution will not change. The only thing will be reduced the head of the center. However, all top management, which will change its status, will be employed, and collective agreements concluded earlier will be executed in the future.“Apart from the legal status of two medical institutions, nothing will change,” he summarized. about. heads of regional health. - That is, there were two legal entities, but one will be. In the same way, once the regional maternity hospital became a large structure of the city hospital No. 1, and the perinatal center, infectious diseases and skin and venereology services became part of the regional hospital. Press service of the akim of Pavlodar regionPhoto: depzdrav.gov.kzSource : https://www.gov.kz/memleket/entities/pavlodar/press/news/details/35950?lang=kk

The Ministry of finance of the Republic of Kazakhstan  additionally placed at KASE 10 billion tenge of 13-year MEУKAM – 156 (KZKD00000964) of the 6-th issue date of maturity May, 10 2031 under 9.30% APR, demand for the stated volume was 100% on December, 04  2019.Source : https://www.gov.kz/memleket/entities/kazyna/press/news/details/35891?lang=kk

The regional universal scientific library named after A. Tazhibayev opened an exhibition "Master of fine art", dedicated to the 90th anniversary of the people's artist of Kazakhstan Gulfairus Ismailova Mansurovna.The number of portrait and artistic works of Gulfairus Ismailova is more than 100. He was awarded the order of "Badge of Honor", Friendship of Peoples, "Parasat", and the "Tarlan" award for outstanding contribution to art.Books dedicated to the life and work of the master of the brush, as well as several works were presented to the attention of readers.Source : https://www.gov.kz/memleket/entities/kyzylorda-cultura-arhiv/press/news/details/35852?lang=kk

On January 5, Beskaynarsky rural district opened a new year-round ski complex of sports and family type "OI-Karagay — Forest fairy tale" with a total area of 85 hectares. The ski complex is designed for five thousand visitors a day, the complex has 15 special lanes of various complexity, designed for skiing, skateboarding, and inflatable chambers. In addition, 6 restaurants with different national cuisines and a hotel with 99 seats provide their services to tourists. The ski resort will operate regardless of the time of year. In other words, in summer, the ski trails will become Bicycle-friendly. Thus, the resort will become a place of year-round recreation for tourists. The complex is located at an altitude of 1500-1800 meters above sea level. In the coming years, the length of the existing 13-kilometer ski lanes is planned to increase to 40 kilometers.Source : https://www.gov.kz/memleket/entities/almobl-talgar/press/news/details/35838?lang=kk

148 million tenge was allocated for major repairs in the building of the Governor's office of the kogalinsky rural district. Currently, the repair work has been completed and put into operation. The office is equipped in the format of an open space "Open space".Source : https://www.gov.kz/memleket/entities/zhetysu-kerbulak/press/news/details/35812?lang=kk

In the framework of the program "Spiritual Modernization" in "Native land"in the village of Chokan Enanismo rural district completed construction of the arch in the amount of 3 million tenge.Source : https://www.gov.kz/memleket/entities/zhetysu-kerbulak/press/news/details/35811?lang=kk

Starting from November 1, Kazakhstan will cancel the address certificate and exclude it from the register of public services. This means that public authorities, schools, medical institutions, etc.do not have the right to demand from citizens an address certificate from November 1. It will not be available either through branches of the Government for citizens or through the e-government portal.If necessary, Kazakhstanis will be able to check their place of residence in their personal account on the egov e-government portal.kz or via the eGovmobile app.As for the state authorities, they already have access to this information through their information systems, which have been integrated with the databases of the Ministry of internal Affairs.At the same time, other organizations, including private companies that may need information about a citizen's residence permit, will be able to get it through the third-party service on the e-government portal egov.kz. This will only be possible if a citizen gives their consent via SMS to receive one-time information about their residence.Note that to receive such an SMS, a citizen must be registered in the database of mobile citizens. You can register yourself (in the" Personal account " on the portal egov.kz, in the "Phone" column, you must specify, or change the phone number and confirm the validity of your EDS), or contact any PSC Department (the service is provided free of charge, and will take no more than 5 minutes).Earlier, the state Corporation "Government for citizens" conducted an analysis, which revealed that Kazakhstanis annually print out more than 20 million certificates for submission to various organizations, of which almost half are address certificates. Address certificates were mainly requested for employment, registration of children in schools and kindergartens, when receiving banking services, as well as for participation in various government programs. Thus, with the cancellation of address certificates, the number of visits by citizens to PSCs will decrease by more than 10 million times.Source : https://www.gov.kz/memleket/entities/zhetysu-kerbulak/press/news/details/35804?lang=kk

Addis Ababa, October 14, 2025 – Ambassador of the Republic of Kazakhstan to the Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia Zhalgas Adilbayev presented his credentials to Taye Atske-Selassie the President of Ethiopia.During the solemn ceremony, Ambassador conveyed the greetings and warm wishes of Kassym-Jomart Tokayev, President of Kazakhstan, and emphasized Kazakhstan's readiness for the further strengthening of comprehensive and mutually beneficial cooperation with Ethiopia.President of Ethiopia in his turn expressed his confidence in further strengthening of friendly ties between Kazakhstan and Ethiopia and wished to the Ambassador success during his diplomatic mission.Source : https://www.gov.kz/memleket/entities/mfa/press/news/details/1086771?lang=kk

The 17th meeting of the Commission on Non-Proliferation of Weapons of Mass Destruction under the President of the Republic of Kazakhstan, chaired by Minister of Foreign Affairs of Kazakhstan Mukhtar Tileuberdi was held on November 18, 2019.The meeting agenda of the Commission included the implementation of global anti-nuclear and other foreign policy initiatives of the First President of Kazakhstan, Elbasy Nursultan Nazarbayev, strengthening of the country’s nuclear and biological security, as well as enhancement of the export control system and interaction with the international community.Moreover, the Commission supervises the launch of the IAEA Low Enriched Uranium Bank in Kazakhstan and the training of relevant specialists.Ministers and heads of agencies participating in the meeting of the Commission informed about the progress in the implementation of the instructions given in the previous period. Source : https://www.gov.kz/memleket/entities/mfa/press/news/details/35761?lang=kk

1 декабря в Каратобинском районе состоялось торжественное мероприятие, посвященное Дню Первого Президента Республики Казахстан - «Ел тірегім - қайратым».Торжественное мероприятие началось с государственного гимна в районном культурно-досуговом центре.Аким района Жанат Асантаев, поздравил участников торжественного мероприятия, сказал:- Благодаря переговорам с развитыми странами мира у Республики Казахстан укрепились международные отношения. В каждом слове Главы государства народы Казахстана призваны сохранять наше единство и дружбу. Очевидно, что в каждом нашем сегодняшнем достижении президент имеет надежную подпись. Он был избран президентом казахского народа, была образована независимая казахская страна, и наша богатая история, наш язык, религия и достоинство вернулись.Первый Президент Республики Казахстан, заложивший основы суверенного Казахстана имеет большую заслугу в народе.В декабре лидер нации выступил с новой, успешной инициативой и продемонстрировал свою приверженность всему миру. Это, конечно, плод заслуг и уважения первого президента страны, - мира и процветания нашей стране.На торжественном собрании глава района выразил благодарность работникам, которые внесли неоценимый вклад в динамичное развитие района.Секретарь аппарата акима Каратобинского сельского округа Райса Тулегенова, председатель сельскохозяйственного производственного кооператива "Жусандыой" Турхан Оспанов, методист спортивного клуба "Каратобе" Нурдаулет Саленов, победитель проекта "Жаспроджект" Мухит Утемисов, победитель проекта "Жаспроджект" Айгерим Андирова, Акбобек Гатауова, основатель швейного цеха "АА".После церемонии награждения состоялся праздничный концерт работников районного культурно-досугового центра.Песни «Туған жерім», «Ауылым-әнім», «Астанам», «Туған ел» исполнили Мира Байтемирова, Рустем Акташев, Санжан Байтемиров, Нургиса Орынгалиев, а танцевальная группа «Инжу» представила танец «Сакское племя».Народный ансамбль «Ауыл әуендері» исполнил народные песни «Жайма қоңыр» и «Көне Тараз» Амана Малдыбаева. В сопровождении оркестра Нуршат Исламгалиев исполнил песню «Салем Казахстан!». Аяжан Исмагулова подвела итоги концерта с песней "Казахстан".Source : https://www.gov.kz/memleket/entities/bko-karatobe/press/news/details/35731?lang=kk

29 ноября состоялось внеочередное XXXV заседание районного маслихата под председательством члена районного маслихата, первого заместителя председателя партии «Нур Отан» Каратобинского районного филиала Нурлана Оразова.В заседании принял участие аким района Жанат Асантаев.Согласно повестке дня заседания глава областного управления экономики и финансов Берик Нурмагамбетов выступил с докладом о внесении изменений в Указ районного маслихата № 24-4 «О районном бюджете на 2019-2021 годы» от 21 декабря 2018 года.Целевые трансферты из республиканского бюджета на 2019 год включают в себя: Расходы на предоставление обязательных гигиенических средств для инвалидов снижены на 531 тысячу тенге; Целевые трансферты из областного бюджета: на работы против эпизотии выделено 13552 тенге, а также рассказал об уменьшенных целевых трансфертах из областного бюджета и предложил во внимание депутатам районного маслихата увеличение дохода районного бюджета на  20 миллионов тенге .Член районного маслихата Кобланды Жумагалиев поблагодарил за внесенные в бюджет поправки, выразив благодарность за выделение средств на подготовку специалистов в связи с переводом сельских округов в массовый бюджет с 1 января следующего года.Народные депутаты единогласно поддержали вопросы, поднятые в повестке дня заседания.Source : https://www.gov.kz/memleket/entities/bko-karatobe/press/news/details/35728?lang=kk

Electronic system for receiving reports by the Department of Natural Resources and environmental management of the Kyzylorda region on the implementation of the action plan for specific emissions into the environment and environmental protection by nature users of the Kyzylorda region within the framework of the implementation of the state program "Digital Kazakhstan" (hereinafter referred to as the system). https://emission.orda.gov.kz) developed. Until 2019, the Department adopted quarterly reports on actual emissions on the basis of permits for emissions into the Environment issued to nature users in paper form. Currently, nature users have the opportunity to submit these reports using an electronic digital signature without visiting the Regional Center. At the same time, 450 out of 1,200 nature users who have received permits for emissions into the environment are state institutions, municipal state institutions and other legal entities with state participation. The Electronic Reporting System saves funds allocated from the state budget for travel, rental of housing, etc.of these 450 legal entities with state participation. According to the forecast reports of the department, an average of 32-36 million US dollars per year were received from the budget through the electronic system of receiving reports. tenge saves. It should be noted that a similar system to the electronic system for receiving reports of Natural users of Kyzylorda region has not been implemented in other regions and at the national level.Source : https://www.gov.kz/memleket/entities/kyzylorda-tabigat/press/news/details/35727?lang=kk

Akim of Kyzylorda region K. Kusherbayev recalled that since January 1, 2019, the law on separate collection and processing of solid household waste has entered into force in Kazakhstan. "On December 19, 2018, under my chairmanship, a meeting was held on compliance of landfills for the placement of solid household waste with environmental and sanitary requirements, on the negative impact on the environment and human health of polluted water discharged from sewage systems and at the approved tariffs related to the transportation of waste. At the meeting, akims of the city, districts and the Department of energy and housing and communal services were given a number of instructions,"the head of the region said. Head of the Regional Department of Natural Resources and environmental management Aidar Abdualiyev reported on the implementation of these instructions. "Representatives of the limited liability company" operator of extended obligations of producers " (ROP operator) in Astana were invited to organize transportation, processing, use and disposal of solid household waste, development of infrastructure for separate waste collection system. Provides a guarantee of up to 85% under the agreement of kazagrogarant joint stock company. Such support will allow individual entrepreneurs to further develop their business. In addition, an individual entrepreneur "August", engaged in the processing of waste paper and plastic waste, is ready to collect and transport the waste of paper and plastic generated in each institution at his own expense. "In order to serve as an example for other institutions, we are negotiating with the individual entrepreneur""August ""to install 300 ecoboxes for separate collection of paper and plastic waste in the building of the Regional House of institutions, "" Abdualiyev said." Following the meeting, the heads of regional institutions and akims of cities and districts were instructed to make concrete proposals to study the construction of landfills for waste collection and disposal within the framework of Public-Private Partnership.Source : https://www.gov.kz/memleket/entities/kyzylorda-tabigat/press/news/details/35719?lang=kk

On November 13-14, 2019, a regional meeting of experts was held in Almaty to promote measures to nationalize and localize the gender goals of sustainable development (SDGs).The meeting, organized by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Kazakhstan, together with UN Women, was aimed at uniting the efforts of governments, the UN system, civil society, the private sector and other stakeholders in order to mobilize all available resources to fulfill the gender equality commitments under the 2030 Sustainable Development Agenda.In his speech, the Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs of Kazakhstan Yerzhan Ashikbayev noted that a three-year project “Assistance in the Nationalization of Gender Goals of Sustainable Development in Central Asia” has been implemented to support national efforts to fulfill gender goals and indicators of the 2030 Agenda.The project has empowered national partners to formulate a holistic approach to nationalizing and localizing SDGs, with an emphasis on promoting gender equality and women's rights, strengthening regional dialogue and cooperation, and expanding the capacity of civil society in Central Asian countries to monitor the implementation of the SDGs for gender equality.The event was attended by representatives of state bodies, civil society, the non-governmental sector of Central Asian countries, as well as international experts.On the sidelines of the conference, Mr Ashikbayev met with the UN Women Deputy Regional Director for Europe and Central Asia Blerta Cela, and discussed the pressing issues of cooperation with UN Women, in particular, the implementation of promising projects in the field of gender policy.Source : https://www.gov.kz/memleket/entities/mfa/press/news/details/35693?lang=kk

On November 14-15, 2019, in Moscow, the latest round of consular consultations between the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Kazakhstan and the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Russian Federation took place, with the participation of the relevant authorities of the two countries.During the meeting, the parties discussed pressing issues of cooperation in order to protect the rights and interests of the two states, as well as to implement bilateral and multilateral agreements and conventions in the consular and legal field.Following the consultations, the parties confirmed their intentions to continue bilateral relations on consular issues on a regular basis.Source : https://www.gov.kz/memleket/entities/mfa/press/news/details/35690?lang=kk

NUR-SULTAN, November 14, 2019 – Kazakhstan and Italy are celebrating the 10th anniversary of the bilateral Agreement on Strategic Partnership signed on November 5, 2009 in Rome. The successful implementation of this important document for Kazakh-Italian relations document was discussed by Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs of Kazakhstan Roman Vassilenko and Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation of Italy Manlio Di Stefano, who is currently on a working visit to Nur-Sultan. Delegations examined the conditions and prospects of enhancing political cooperation, as well as reaffirming their common positions of interaction in the international arena.Cooperation in trade, economic activity and investment were particularly emphasized. Moreover, they separately highlighted the transport and logistics potential of Kazakhstan, as well as the importance of cooperation between Kazakhstan, Italy and China within the context of the implementation of the Chinese Belt and Road Initiative.The ratification by the Senate of Italy of the Enhanced Partnership and Cooperation Agreement between the European Union and Kazakhstan was noted in a particularly positive light. During the course of his visit, the Italian diplomat also met with Governor of the Astana International Financial Center Kairat Kelimbetov, and the leadership of the Ministries of Finance, Agriculture and Ecology.In addition, Mr Di Stefano spoke at the Kazakh-Italian business forum, organized in cooperation with the Sovereign Wealth Fund Samruk-Kazyna JSC.For reference: Italy takes the second place among the trading partners of Kazakhstan and the first place among partners from the EU countries. Between January and September of 2019, mutual trade amounted to $6.9 billion ($5.9 billion in exports and $1 billion in imports). At the same time, the volume of direct Italian investments to Kazakhstan’s economy has reached $5.8 billion since 2005. There are 164 enterprises with Italian participation registered.Source : https://www.gov.kz/memleket/entities/mfa/press/news/details/35687?lang=kk

Nur-Sultan, 2019, November 13 - The First Kazakh-Italian business forum was held in Nur-Sultan. The event, organized as part of the working visit of the Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Italian Republic Manlio Di Stefano to Kazakhstan, was attended by over 200 representatives of business circles, national companies, government bodies of the two countries.During the forum, prospects for the development of projects in the field of energy, renewable energy, the petrochemical, manufacturing and agricultural sectors were discussed. Italian businessmen operating in Kazakhstan shared their impressions of activities in our country and recommended that the representatives of the Italian business community study objectively the business opportunities in the Republic of Kazakhstan, as the conditions for investors were found to be comfortable.In his speech, Italian Deputy Foreign Minister Manlio Di Stefano noted that over the years of Independence and the transition to a market economy, Kazakhstan has managed to achieve significant successes, ensuring stable economic development and a favorable investment climate, and a high level of successful and effective relations between Kazakhstan and Italy has been achieved."I am sure that today's business forum will give impetus to the development of economies and business ties between the two countries. We have huge opportunities to expand trade, economic and investment cooperation, " said Mr. Manlio Di Stefano. In his turn, Ambassador-at-large of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Kazakhstan Yerlan Khairov underlined that Kazakhstan and Italy have great potential for increasing investment cooperation, urging businessmen of the two countries to actively establish business contacts and implement investment projects.“Between our countries there is considerable potential for expanding and deepening bilateral partnerships in the economic sphere, especially in the three priority sectors, such as alternative energy, agriculture and digitalization. In our country, the national company KAZAKH INVEST operates, which works on the principle of "one window" for current and potential foreign investors, providing support for investment projects from the idea to its implementation. In general, I express my readiness to provide comprehensive support to both foreign and national investors, ”said the speakerV khode foruma obsuzhdeny voprosy sotrudnichestva v realizatsii proyektov mashinostroyeniya i produktov pitaniya. Krome togo, kazakhstanskaya storona ne tol'ko prezentovala svoi vozmozhnosti na polyakh foruma, no i provela ryad rabochikh vstrech s ital'yanskimi partnerami v formate B2B.During the forum, issues of cooperation in the implementation of engineering projects and food products were discussed. In addition, the Kazakh side not only presented its capabilities on the sidelines of the forum, but also held a number of working meetings with Italian partners in B2B format.For example, representatives of Pavlodar Social-Entrepreneurship Corporation JSC held talks with the management of Naba Carni companies on the implementation of a joint project for the processing of horse meat in the territory of the Pavlodar region. Also, an agreement was reached between the delegation of the Pavlodar SEC and the Rota Guido company to consider an investment project in the development of the agro-industrial complex.During the forum, the parties noted that the agreements reached and the decisions given gave impetus to enhance bilateral economic cooperation, as well as outlined new opportunities and prospects for partnership between business circles of both states.The first Kazakh-Italian business forum was organized by the Embassy of the Italian Republic in the Republic of Kazakhstan, JSC " NC "KAZAKH INVEST", JSC " SWF "Samruk-Kazyna" and the company "ITA italian trade agency". It will be remembered that Italy is the largest trading partner of Kazakhstan among the countries of the European Union and one of the leading investors in the economy of our country.By today,   the volume of Italian investments in the Kazakh economy is 6.6 billion US dollars. The foreign trade turnover of Kazakhstan with Italy for 8 months of 2019 amounted to 6.7 billion US dollars. Totally, in Kazakhstan work about 270 companies with the participation of Italian capital. It should be noted that the forum was held in the spirit of mutual understanding and trust, the parties noted that the agreements reached and the decisions taken gave impetus to the activation of bilateral economic cooperation, as well as outlined new opportunities and prospects for partnership between the business circles of both States.  JSC "National company "KAZAKH INVEST" is a subordinate organization of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Kazakhstan. "KAZAKH INVEST", acting as a "single negotiator" on behalf of the Government of the country, provides a full range of services to support investment projects, including registration, obtaining various permits and approvals necessary for the implementation of investment activities in the Republic of Kazakhstan. Kazakhstan's exports are fuel and raw materials (crude oil and gas condensate, petroleum products derived from bituminous minerals, fuel oil, and wheat. The second most important group are metals and their products (zinc, gold, copper and ferroalloys).The main commodity groups imported from Italy are consumer goods, and machinery and equipment predominate.Source : https://www.gov.kz/memleket/entities/mfa/press/news/details/35684?lang=kk

BRUSSELS, November 13, 2019 – The leadership of Kazakhstan is committed to further enhancing cooperation with the European Union, and with the start of the new European Commission and the full entry into force of a large-scale agreement between Kazakhstan and the EU, this cooperation will receive a new significant impetus. This was stated by Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs of Kazakhstan, Roman Vassilenko, in Brussels, during a roundtable discussion held on November 13 at the Euractiv media agency on the topic “New Kazakh leadership: What impact for EU-Kazakhstan relations?” Additional speakers at the event included Andris Ameriks, Member of the European Parliament and Deputy Head of the European Parliament's delegation on relations with Central Asian countries, Samuel Vesterbye, Managing Director of the European Neighborhood Council, Philippe van Amersfoort, Deputy Head of the Central Asia Division at the European External Relations Service, as well as Jocelyn Guitton, Policy Coordinator for Kazakhstan of the DG Trade of the European Commission. The roundtable discussion was also attended by the European Commission, representatives of the diplomatic missions of the EU member states in Brussels, European expert community and the media.Roman Vassilenko introduced the audience to the first results of President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev’s achievements, the main provisions of his first State of the Nation Address, as well as the priorities of his domestic and foreign policies. He pointed out that 2019 was an important year in the history of bilateral relations in light of the adoption of a new Strategy for Central Asia and the ratification of the Enhanced Partnership and Cooperation Agreement (EPCA) between Kazakhstan and the EU, signed on December 21, 2015. Confirming the commitment of the country's leadership to further enhancing the cooperation with the European Union, the Kazakh diplomat expressed his confidence that with the assumption of a new European Commission and the full entry into force of the EPCA, relations with Kazakhstan will receive a new significant impetus.Andris Ameriks pointed out that Kazakhstan is one of the key partners of the EU in Central Asia both in terms of political and economic cooperation, and in terms of regional security.In turn, Philippe van Amersfoort welcomed the reforms in Kazakhstan aimed at strengthening the rule of law and the work of the recently created dialogue platform between Kazakhstan and the EU on economic and business issues with the participation of the Prime Minister of Kazakhstan, which helps to build and diversify trade and economic cooperation.Jocelyn Guitton drew attention to the fact that Kazakhstan is the largest trading partner of the EU among the countries of Central Asia: 86% of trade between the EU and the Central Asian region is accounted for by our country. He added that the transit and transport potential of Kazakhstan as a country between Asia and Europe could be a powerful driver of the country's economic growth.Samuel Vesterbye, who had the opportunity to observe presidential elections in Kazakhstan in June 2019, noted the importance of wide-spread involvement of civil society in the processes of modernizing the country's social and political life.The participants of the event were unanimous in their opinion that the effective implementation of the EPCA will be key to expanding economic ties and increasing trade between Kazakhstan and the European Union, attracting European technologies and investments and creating new jobs.Source : https://www.gov.kz/memleket/entities/mfa/press/news/details/35683?lang=kk

BRUSSELS, November 12, 2019 – The Berlaymont, the central headquarters of the European Commission, hosted an official ceremony of the European Union's joint educational program for training Afghan women in Kazakhstan and Uzbekistan.The event was attended by the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Uzbekistan Abdulaziz Kamilov, Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs of Kazakhstan Roman Vassilenko, Ambassador of Afghanistan to the EU Nazifullah Salarzai, the leadership of the European External Action Service, the EU Directorate-General for International Cooperation and Development, as well as high representatives of UNDP and UN Women. In his statement, Deputy Minister Vassilenko reaffirmed that promoting stability in Afghanistan and establishing a regional peace zone in Central Asia was one of the most important priorities of Kazakhstan’s foreign policy. The trilateral educational program between the EU, Kazakhstan and Uzbekistan should help to achieve this goal by supporting the empowerment of Afghan women. This initiative enables the training of 40 Afghan female students in higher educational institutions of Kazakhstan until 2025. The training will cover agriculture, applied statistics and mining. Ten more girls will study agriculture in Uzbekistan. Deputy Minister Vassilenko thanked the EU for supporting Kazakhstan's proposal to launch this program, in particular, for allocating 2 million euros to fund it. Moreover, he expressed gratitude to UNDP and UN Women for the practical implementation of the program.According to him, “the program is an excellent example of how Central Asian countries can, in  light of a new vision of cooperation and understanding, jointly propose and implement effective solutions for the benefit of the overall development of the region.” Moreover, this initiative demonstrates the willingness of Brussels and the Central Asian capitals to offer effective solutions for the practical implementation of the new EU Strategy for Central Asia.The Kazakh diplomat noted that in his statement at the 74th session of the UNGA in New York in September, President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev proposed to establish a Regional Centre for Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) in Almaty, which would cover both Central Asia and Afghanistan. It is symbolic that the program for Afghan women covers, in one way or another, six of the seventeen goals – quality education (Goal 4), gender equality (Goal 5), decent work and economic growth (Goal 8), reduced inequality (Goal 10), peace, justice and strong institutions(Goal 16) and partnerships for the Goals (Goal 17).“Hopefully, in the near future this program proves its worth and success, which will allow us to work on its expansion, as previously planned. And we expect it to serve as a prototype for new mechanisms of cooperation in Eurasia, Central Asia, with the European Union, especially with regard to and in cooperation with Afghanistan,” the Deputy Minister said. Significantly, both Foreign Minister Kamilov and Deputy Minister Vassilenko in their statements unanimously called on the international community to see in Afghanistan the source of new opportunities rather than problems. At the ceremony, speakers of the European External Action Service, UNDP and other organizations, as well as the Ambassador of Afghanistan to the EU expressed their appreciation and gratitude to Kazakhstan and Uzbekistan for initiating and implementing this program. They highlighted Kazakhstan's contribution to the stabilization of Afghanistan within its membership in the UN Security Council in 2017-2018, primarily during its presidency of the Security Council in January 2018.At the ceremony, UNDP presented a short video featuring Afghan girls participating in the program, as well as inspiring interviews with them about great opportunities that education in Kazakhstan will offer them. Source : https://www.gov.kz/memleket/entities/mfa/press/news/details/35681?lang=kk