The High-Level Conference on Tolerance and Non-Discrimination was hosted by the Kazakh OSCE Chairmanship in the Palace of Peace and Accord (the Pyramid) in Astana on 29-30 June 2010. The conference brought together senior government officials, politicians and public figures from 56 OSCE participating states aiming to contribute to further strengthening the interaction between different cultures and civilisations and to implement the related OSCE commitments and values

Astana, 9 July: Khan Shatyry (‘Royal Marquee’ in Kazakh) has finally opened in Astana on the 70th birthday of Kazakhstan’s President, Nursultan Nazarbayev, and on the 12th anniversary of the capital city itself

At the International Conference on Afghanistan in Kabul July 20th, representatives from more than 70 countries – including Kazakhstan - discussed the Afghan government-led plan for improved development, governance and stability

Astana, 27 July: Kazakhstan plans to increase tanker-assisted oil shipments [through growing volume of oil coming from Kashagan and Tengiz] from the current 7 to 11 million tons by 2014, and to increase the national share of cargo traffic across the Caspian Sea up to 50% of the total cargo traffic by 2013, announced Kazakhstan’s Transport Minister, Abelgazy Kussainov today.

Astana, 27 July: GDP growth in Kazakhstan in the first half of 2010 reached 8% announced Zhanar Aitzhanova, Minister of Economic Development & Trade, at a government sitting today.