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Access to Kanat Sadaubayev's Bio by Clicking Here OPINION CORNER - NEW! Leading public figures and academics express their views on different aspects of modern Kazakhstan here KAZAKHSTAN & OSCE Message from President Nursultan Nazarbayev on the occasion of Kazakhstan's assuming the Chairmanship of the OSCE Watch Now KAZAKHSTAN - THE MOVIES 3 films on different aspects of contemporary Kazakhstan are available here to view. Journalists requiring broadcast quality copies or rushes of a particular, covered subject should contact us. WATCH NOW Please click here to follow Kazakhstan live on Twitter kazakhstanlive.com is edited by : Marston-Nicholson, International Business Consultants Group on behalf of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs	ANNUAL ADDRESS OF PRESIDENT TO THE PEOPLE OF KAZAKHSTAN Dear people of Kazakhstan! One of the difficult periods in the development of our country in the history of the 21st century is coming to an end. The storm of global crisis damaging the world economy still remains. Nevertheless, its force is already different from its original condition. Thanks to our complete readiness, its consequences have not had much impact on our country. Read More... GLOBAL ZERO ECHOES KAZAKHSTAN’S AMBITIONS 04/02/2010 The Global Zero Summit in Paris (2-4 Feb.) brings together 200 international political, military, business, and religious leaders – along with popular figures like film actor Michael Douglas and Queen Noor of Jordan - for talks on the phased elimination of all nuclear weapons and for the launch of the next phase of a campaign to build public and political support for total non-proliferation. Read More ASIA TO EUROPE: AN INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE 26/01/2010 On January 29th, Kazakhstan’s ‘second city’ Almaty hosts a one-day international conference titled ‘The Role of Logistics from Asia to Europe’. The aim of the event is to intensify dialogue between representatives of government and the business community on the development of international transport corridors in the OSCE area. Read More... SOLVING CONFLICTS, TRANSPORT & TOLERANCE ARE PRIORITIES FOR KAZAKH OSCE CHAIRMANSHIP 14/01/2010 Priorities for Kazakhstan's 2010 OSCE Chairmanship include addressing terrorism and other threats, working to resolve protracted conflicts, the reconstruction of Afghanistan, co-operation on transport and promoting tolerance, said Kazakh President Nursultan Nazarbayev and the new OSCE Chairperson-in-Office, Kazakh Secretary of State-Foreign Minister Kanat Saudabayev today. Read More... ●To access full transcript of President Nazarbaytev’s video address click here ●To access full transcript of Mr Saudabayev speech click here KAZAKHSTAN - USEFUL LINKS	Latest: 05.01: National Bank fixed official refinancing rate at 7% per annum as of January 1… 22.01:- All extracting companies must work according to new tax legislation – said President Nazarbayev… 22.01:- A school in Moscow to be named after Kazakh military hero Bauyrzhan Momyshuly… 22.01:- Labor market in Kazakhstan to remain stable in 2010 said Vice Prime Minister Yerbol Orynbayev… 20.01:- ArcelorMittal Foundation to donate $100,000 to earthquake victims in Haïti… 19.01:- “All religion is called to support human morality, Kazakhstan pays great attention to it” – said Kirill, Patriarch of Moscow and all Russia on a visit to Kazakhstan (Jan. 16-18)… 14.01:- Kazakhstan has good prospects for European market development – says Hungarian Ambassador-at-Large for Nabucco... MORE NEWS TURKISH PM SUPPORTS OSCE SUMMIT IN ASTANA 03/02/2010 Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan of Turkey said that he supports the initiative of President Nazarbayev to hold an OSCE Summit in Kazakhstan. “The necessity of this is obvious” he said. “Kazakhstan's chairmanship is unique - the first Turkic, Muslim, post-Soviet state to chair the OSCE. I support wholeheartedly the idea of holding a summit in Astana." TEAM ASTANA 2010 REVEALED IN VIENNA On January 30th at Vienna’s Hofburg Palace, the ‘Astana’ veloteam was presented to a gathering of senior representatives from socio-political, cultural, business and diplomatic groups. The event followed the recent launch of Kazakhstan’s OSCE Chairmanship in Vienna and was organized by veloteam’s principle sponsors Samruk-Kazyna (the National Welfare Fund) with the assistance of the Embassy of Kazakhstan in Austria and Kazakhstan’s permanent representation to the OSCE. Speaking at the presentation, the Chairman of Samruk-Kazyna and the President of the Cycling Federation of Kazakhstan, Kairat Kelimbetov, said that "Team Astana is one of the strongest teams in the world. With the support of the President of Kazakhstan” he continued, “the team has achieved brilliant success in the Giro d'Italia and Vuelta, won the most prestigious bicycle race in the world - the Tour de France, and last season won more than 20 separate victories. The team has gained fans around the world, and - with its new composition, unity and perseverance - will reach greater heights next season’. Superstar team members Alberto Contador, Alexsandr Vinokourov and Oscar Pereiro attended. Sadaubayev visits U.S. On February 2nd, the Secretary of State - Minister of Foreign Affairs Kanat Saudabayev in his capacity as OSCE Chairman-in Office - makes an official 3-day visit to the U.S. During talks with US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton and other senior U.S. officials it is planned to discuss issues of strategic partnership between Kazakhstan and the United States, as well as cooperation within the OSCE. Astana and Washington have a strategic dialogue on military and political, trade and economic fields, as well as in the sphere of democracy. It is expected that Kanat Saudabayev will speak at the U.S. Helsinki Commission on the priorities of the Chairmanship of Kazakhstan in the OSCE and will address socio-analytical circles of the U.S. on the geopolitical processes in the region. Crown Prince of Norway visits Astana Crown Prince Haakon Magnus of Norway makes his first official visit to Kazakhstan on February 4th. During the two-day visit, the Crown Prince will meet with President Nazarbayev, take part in a Kazakh-Norwegian Business Forum, and officially open the Embassy of the Kingdom of Norway in Astana. In addition, the Norwegian Minister of Foreign Affairs, Jonas Storey, will meet with Kazakhstan’s Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs, Konstantin Zhigalov, to discuss further development of bilateral relations. Norway strongly supports the international initiatives of Kazakhstan, promotes and invests in joint economic projects, technology transfer experience, and actively co-operates with Kazakhstan in the field of culture and education. Kazakhstan - time