The Embassy of the Republic of Kazakhstan in the UK

Welcome to the official website of the Embassy of the Republic of Kazakhstan in the United Kingdom.
Kazakhstan and Britain are cooperating as never before, in fields as diverse as trade, international affairs, defence, and culture. This website is intended to provide easy access to information about all aspects of Kazakhstan. It also contains information about the services that we can offer you, including visas, consular, trade and economic advice and much more. I hope that you will find the information you require here. It also provides details of relevant external links to other organisations of interest. Please feel free to contact us by email, telephone or fax should you require further assistance.

Mr Kairat Abusseitov
Ambassador

Events



01/07/09 Kazakh Craftswomen of Mongolia’s ‘Rich Cradle’ This exhibition focuses on Kazakh craftswomen living in the Altai Mountains of western Mongolia and their textiles. On display will be Kazakh textiles, and photographic and video material from the area. A furnished yurt will show the home environment for which these textiles are made and which in turn works as a source of inspiration for craftswomen	08/06/09 Mosaïques 2009 The Embassy of Kazaskhtan is highly pleased to announce the showcasing of the two Kazakh movies AND the Exhibition during the Mosaïques 2009 which is an annual celebration of cultural diversity with the lively and inspiring mixture of world cinema and music	08/06/09 Kazakh Celebrity Concert Saturday 20 June at 7.30pm sees a concert performance at the prestigious Cadogan Hall in Sloane Terrace London by two of the most celebrated of Kazakhstan’s classical musicians, Aiman Musakhodzhayeva, violin and Eleonora Bekova, piano

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News

Kazakhstan Growth Forum 2009

The fourth annual international conference “Kazakhstan Growth Forum”, organized by Adam Smith Conferences and the Embassy of Kazakhstan in London, took place on 17-19 June 2009 in London.

The official opening ceremony of the Kazakh-British Chamber of Commerce (KBCC) was held on the first day of the Forum. In his message to the participants of the Forum, the Prime Minister of the Republic of Kazakhstan Mr Karim Massimov has agreed to take the KBCC under his patronage.

ANNIVERSARY OF DECISION TO STOP NUCLEAR TEST AT THE SEMIPALATINSK NUCLEAR POLYGON

Astana, June 17th: Over 25,000 locals, Kazakh dignitaries and the world’s media will assemble on Thursday, June 18th at Semipalatinsk to hear President Nursultan Nazarbayev of Kazakhstan celebrate the 20th anniversary of Kazakhstan’s decision to stop nuclear tests at the Semipalatinsk Test Site (STS)

EBRD ANNUAL MEETING 2009

Kazakh delegation headed by the Minister of Finance of Kazakhstan Mr. Bolat Zhamishev participated at the the Annual Meeting of the Board of Governors of the European Bank of Reconstruction and Development (EBRD), which was held on 15-16 May 2009 in London.

In May 2011 Annual Meeting of the Board of the Governors of the EBRD will be held in Kazakhstan.

KAZAKHSTAN’S FOREIGN MINISTER IN THE HAGUE FOR IMPORTANT TALKS

Astana, June 3rd: Kazakhstan’s Minister for Foreign Affairs, Marat Tazhin, visits the Hague today and tomorrow (June 3-4) for talks with the Foreign Minister of the Netherlands, Maxime Verhagen, as well as for talks with representatives from other Dutch ministries…

KAZAKHSTAN SHOULD SHARE ITS EXPERIENCE WITH OSCE STATES

Astana, 3rd June: “Kazakhstan should share its experience of solving problems regarding multilingualism and representation of ethnic minorities with other OSCE member states” said Knut Vollebaek, OSCE High Commissioner for National Minorities on the occasion of his visit to Kazakhstan last week

KAZAKHSTAN IS MORE COMPETITIVE THAN TURKEY AND BRAZIL

Astana, 3rd June: Kazakhstan has been acknowledged as one of the most competitive countries at the post-Soviet space, says Dina Shazhenova, Executive Secretary of Kazakh Ministry of Economy & Budget Planning

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