Ermek Isayev, independent expert On June 7-8, 2018 an international conference on the topic “Joint actions to mitigate the consequences of the Aral catastrophe: new approaches, innovative solutions, investments” was held in Tashkent. The purpose of the international conference was to coordinate, in the framework of the International Fund for Saving the Aral Sea, the […]
Как спасают Арал Казахстан и Узбекистан
Эрмек Исаев, независимый эксперт 7-8 июня 2018 года в г. Ташкенте проходит международная конференция на тему: «Совместные действия по смягчению последствий Аральской катастрофы: новые подходы, инновационные решения, инвестиции». Цель международной конференции — согласование в рамках деятельности Международного Фонда спасения Арала практической направленности и координации действий стран Аральского бассейна в решении проблем Приаралья, анализ и оценка […]
20-летие Астаны
В этом году жители Казахстана отметят 20-летие столицы своей страны. Для казахов каждая дата, которая имеет какое-либо отношение к Астане – особенная. И это не преувеличение. Историю возникновения столицы своей страны изучают в школах, институтах, этому посвящают фильмы, журналистские расследования, поэтические произведения. Астана – столица молодая, в этом году город будет праздновать 20-летие. Но многие […]
20th anniversary of Astana
This year, residents of Kazakhstan will celebrate the 20th anniversary of the capital of their country. For Kazakhs, every date that has anything to do with Astana is special. And this is not an exaggeration. The history of the birth of the capital of their country is studied in schools, institutes; this is highlighted in […]
Ports never compete with each other – They always cooperate
Tariq Saeedi Ports, by nature, thrive in cooperation with each other. That is why the concepts of transit, transshipment, and multimodal transportation exist. Historically, the rise of ports, particularly in Europe, coincided with the demise of the ancient Silk Road. Now that the Great Silk Road is bouncing back, in concerted drive by a number […]
Turkmenistan-Uzbekistan Summit Meeting – The Beginning of Regional Concord – Part 1
Tariq Saeedi The visit of President Berdymuhamedov to Uzbekistan, 23-24 April 2018, marks the start of a new era of regional harmony in Central Asia. The media has picked the announcement of Uzbekistan to participate in TAPI as the lead news, and it certainly is, because TAPI is not just a gas pipeline; it is […]
Kazakhstan unveils new package of social reforms
President of Kazakhstan Nursultan Nazarbayev has announced a package of social reforms, unprecedented in scope and content. Mortgage at 7 percent, as in developed countries, reduced income tax, a record number of grants for university education, increased microcredit and not directly related to the social sphere, gasification, which is designed to improve the state of […]
Совет БЕЗ опасности. Как Казахстан примирил членов СБ ООН
В Совете Безопасности ООН прошла очередная ротация председательства. Казахстан после месяца во главе ключевого органа самой главной международной организации планеты уступил место Кувейту. Уступил, надо думать, с чувством выполненного долга. За месяц председательства Казахстан сделал на этом посту больше, чем удавалось некоторым членам СБ за годы. Январь 2018 года останется в истории как один из […]
UN Security Council – How Kazakhstan reconciled the Security Council members
Kazakhstan, after a month as the chair of the UN Security Council, has passed the baton to Kuwait. This is the time to pause and ponder. — During the one month of chairmanship in January 2018, Kazakhstan managed to accomplish more than what some members of the Security Council achieved over the years. January 2018 […]
Central Asia: Shared Water Resources
This question is regularly asked around the world: Some experts believe that without introducing purely economic and trade relations to the use and distribution of water resources, in particular, it is a question of transboundary rivers, it is difficult to manage, given the specifics of interstate relations and the priority of national interests in such […]