Joshua Kucera
Astana has not fulfilled reform commitments made in connection with country's selection as OSCE chair
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Radio Free Europe / Radio Liberty C 2010
BALKHASH, Kazakhstan -- A deadly accident at a Soviet-era military base in central Kazakhstan has sparked concerns about people's exposure to toxic materials, RFE/RL's Kazakh Service reports.
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Bruce Pannier
It's back to the drawing board for Kazakh President Nursultan Nazarbaev in his search for a successor. It seemed as if Nazarbaev had found a suitable heir to the presidency in the form of his son-in-law, Timur Kulibaev, but reports surfaced this week claiming that Kulibaev had accepted huge bribes from Chinese oil companies.
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SIMON SHUSTER
Crew smuggling North Korean arms to Iran traced to remote air base in Kazakhstan
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Wien - Kasachstans Außenminister Kanat Saudabajew hat sich nach Informationen des Standard in Wien mit Rakhat Alijew, dem Erzfeind der Regierung, getroffen.
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The International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) confirmed Wednesday it has received an intelligence report that said Iran was planning to clandestinely import purified uranium ore from Kazakhstan.
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Russia has no knowledge of an alleged Iranian plan to import purified uranium ore from Kazakhstan, the foreign ministry said Thursday.
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By GEORGE JAHN
Iran is close to clinching a deal to clandestinely import 1,350 tons of purified uranium ore from Kazakhstan, according to an intelligence report obtained Tuesday by The Associated Press. Diplomats said the assessment was heightening international concern about Tehran's nuclear activities.
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BY STEPHEN BLANK
Since gaining independence in 1991, Kazakhstan's foreign and defense policies have consistenly followed a so-called multi-vector policy. Although Russia and China are clearly prirority relationships for Kazakshtan, Astana has sought to balance its ties to those states in both foreign and defense policies by cultivating mutually beneficial relations with other key global actors. This pattern seems set to continue in 2010, when Kazakhstan serves as the chair of the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe.
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Aigul Tulekbayeva
Customs Union to attract investments to non-primary sector of economy: U.Shukeyev"The establishment of the Customs Union will attract investments to non-primary sectors of the economy", First Vice Prime Minister of Kazakhstan Umirzak Shukeyev said Friday during his interview.
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