The harbor area of Iran's northern port of Bandar Anzali on the Caspian Sea (PressTV photo)
ASTANA (TCA) — Kazakhstan and Iran have agreed on the establishment of a joint shipping company, Iran’s PressTV news agency reported on April 12.
ASTANA (TCA) — The European Union has launched a new project to enhance criminal justice in Kazakhstan, the EU Delegation to Kazakhstan said.
ALMATY (TCA) — A sharp strengthening of the Kazakh national currency, the tenge, which may occur due to growing supply of US dollars in the domestic currency market and low demand for dollars, would negatively affect Kazakhstan’s balance of payments and economy, the country’s National Bank said on April 11.
ASHGABAT (TCA) — The European Parliament’s Foreign Affairs Committee at the meeting on April 11 considered conclusion of a Partnership and Cooperation Agreement with Turkmenistan and postponed the consideration of the issue for April 18.
Kazakhstan President Nursultan Nazarbayev (left) and Iranian President Hassan Rouhani in Tehran on April 11 (official photo)
ASTANA (TCA) — As part of Kazakhstan President Nursultan Nazarbayev’s visit to Tehran on April 11, companies from Kazakhstan and Iran signed more than 60 contracts totaling over $2 billion in the spheres of metallurgy, mining, agriculture, transport, and tourism, the Kazakh presidential press service said.
Prime Minister of Kyrgyzstan Temir Sariyev
BISHKEK (TCA) — On April 11 Prime Minister of Kyrgyzstan Temir Sariyev resigned at his own request. On the same day President Almazbek Atambayev signed a decree on the resignation of the Prime Minister and the Government. According to the decree, the prime minister and his cabinet will continue performing their duties until the formation of a new Government.
