NUR-SULTAN (TCA) — The June 9 snap presidential election in Kazakhstan and protests against its results in major Kazakh cities have showed that a growing part of the Kazakh society wants changes in the way the elites rule the country. We are republishing the following article on the issue, written by Joanna Lillis*, originally published by Eurasianet:
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BISHKEK (TCA) — China wants to enhance strategic trust with Kyrgyzstan and “will increase high-level exchanges and step up interactions and cooperation at various levels between our governments, legislatures, political parties and local authorities,” Chinese President Xi Jinping wrote in his signed article entitled “May China-Kyrgyzstan Friendship Thrive Like an Evergreen Tree,” published on June 11 in Kyrgyz media ahead of his state visit to the Central Asian country, Xinhua news agency reported.
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NUR-SULTAN (TCA) — At the Government meeting on June 11, Kazakh Minister of Energy Kanat Bozumbayev reported on the development of the country’s oil and gas industry in January-May 2019, the official website of the Prime Minister of Kazakhstan reported.
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NUR-SULTAN (TCA) — The Government meeting on June 11 chaired by Prime Minister Askar Mamin summed up the results of the country’s socio-economic development for January-May 2019, the official website of the Prime Minister of Kazakhstan reported.
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BISHKEK (TCA) — Tourist facilities should be created in every Kyrgyz village where residents can participate in tourism promotion. The tourism sector should be profitable, consistently providing revenues to the state budget and creating additional jobs in the regions, Prime Minister of Kyrgyzstan Mukhammedkaly Abylgaziyev said on June 7 at a meeting to discuss the development concept of the newly created Kyrgyz Tourism State Enterprise.
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NUR-SULTAN (TCA) — Kazakhstan’s delegation took part in Russia’s St. Petersburg International Economic Forum (SPIEF-2019) last week. During the event, representatives of Kazakh Invest national investment promotion company held a series of meetings with leading companies and organisations in Russia, Kazakh Invest said.
