Astana Peace process: 17th round of talks on Syria begin in Kazakhstan<\/a> <\/li><li class=\"widget__related_listItem\"> <a href=https://www.euronews.com/"https:////www.euronews.com//business//2022//12//02//betting-on-renewables-can-kazakhstan-become-carbon-neutral-by-2060/">Betting on renewables: can Kazakhstan become carbon neutral by 2060?<\/a> <\/li><\/ul>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p>By adding nuclear power to the mix, the country would not just be diversifying its energy sources, it would be fortifying its national sovereignty and position on the global stage.<\/p>\n<h2>Carbon-neutral ambitions<\/h2><p>The economic advantages of a nuclear plant are another compelling part of the story.<\/p>\n<p>Beyond the obvious benefits of job creation in a specialized sector \u2014 Kazakhstan already employs nearly 18,000 people in the peaceful use of nuclear energy \u2014 the plant would produce a high energy output with relatively low input.<\/p>\n<p>Furthermore, in a world increasingly worried about climate change, Kazakhstan has already signalled the importance of shifting towards a greener economy.\u00a0<\/p>\n<div class=\"widget widget--type-quotation\n widget--size-fullwidth\n widget--align-center\">\n <div class=\"widget__wrapper\">\n <div class=\"widget__content\">\n <blockquote class=\"widget__quote\">\n <span class=\"widget__quoteText\">The project would not only be a significant leap toward meeting Kazakhstan's ambitious goal to become a carbon-neutral country by 2060 but also be a concrete contribution to global sustainability goals.<\/span>\n <\/blockquote>\n <cite class=\"widget__author\">\n <\/cite>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<div class=\"widget widget--type-image widget--size-fullwidth widget--animation-fade-in widget--align-center\" data-ratio=\"0.6669921875\">\n <div class=\"widget__wrapper\">\n <div class=\"widget__ratio widget__ratio--auto\">\n <div class=\"widget__contents\">\n <figure class=\"widget__figure\">\n <img class=\"widgetImage__image\" loading=\"lazy\" src=https://www.euronews.com/"https:////static.euronews.com//articles//stories//07//88//05//98//808x539_cmsv2_186f35a2-02de-5d3c-9a6e-70c1faa766c9-7880598.jpg/" alt=\"Pavel Golovkin\/AP\" srcset=\"https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/07\/88\/05\/98\/384x256_cmsv2_186f35a2-02de-5d3c-9a6e-70c1faa766c9-7880598.jpg 384w, https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/07\/88\/05\/98\/640x427_cmsv2_186f35a2-02de-5d3c-9a6e-70c1faa766c9-7880598.jpg 640w, https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/07\/88\/05\/98\/750x500_cmsv2_186f35a2-02de-5d3c-9a6e-70c1faa766c9-7880598.jpg 750w, https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/07\/88\/05\/98\/828x552_cmsv2_186f35a2-02de-5d3c-9a6e-70c1faa766c9-7880598.jpg 828w, https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/07\/88\/05\/98\/1080x720_cmsv2_186f35a2-02de-5d3c-9a6e-70c1faa766c9-7880598.jpg 1080w, https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/07\/88\/05\/98\/1200x800_cmsv2_186f35a2-02de-5d3c-9a6e-70c1faa766c9-7880598.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/07\/88\/05\/98\/1920x1281_cmsv2_186f35a2-02de-5d3c-9a6e-70c1faa766c9-7880598.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 95vw, (max-width: 1024px) 80vw, (max-width: 1280px) 55vw, 728px\"\/>\n <figcaption class=\"widget__caption\">\n <span class=\"widget__captionWrap\">\n <span class=\"widget__captionText\">People take an open shower near a river in town of Baikonur, in Kazakhstan, July 2015<\/span>\n <span class=\"widget__captionCredit\">Pavel Golovkin\/AP<\/span>\n <\/span>\n <\/figcaption>\n <\/figure>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p>Tokayev emphasised this need in his recent address. Nuclear energy, with its minimal greenhouse gas emissions, aligns perfectly with this vision.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>The project would not only be a significant leap toward meeting Kazakhstan's ambitious goal to become a carbon-neutral country by 2060 but also be a concrete contribution to global sustainability goals.<\/p>\n<p>But the reverberations do not stop at economic or environmental factors; they spill over into the arena of geopolitics as well.\u00a0<\/p>\n<h2>A successful nuclear program affects geopolitics, too<\/h2><p>A successful nuclear program has the potential to help Kazakhstan evolve from a consumer to a Eurasian energy supplier, amplifying its geopolitical influence.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>This is particularly relevant in view of Moscow's full-scale invasion of Ukraine and the European Union\u2019s aim to reduce the bloc\u2019s reliance on Russian energy sources.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Therefore, the issue of Kazakhstan\u2019s nuclear energy is more than a question of energy exports, but rather a matter of regional stability and strategic partnerships.<\/p>\n<div class=\"widget widget--type-quotation\n widget--size-fullwidth\n widget--align-center\">\n <div class=\"widget__wrapper\">\n <div class=\"widget__content\">\n <blockquote class=\"widget__quote\">\n <span class=\"widget__quoteText\">Europe and the US could view Kazakhstan's deliberations on nuclear energy as an alignment with broader goals of energy security, climate change mitigation, and regional stability.<\/span>\n <\/blockquote>\n <cite class=\"widget__author\">\n <\/cite>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<div class=\"widget widget--type-image widget--size-fullwidth widget--animation-fade-in widget--align-center\" data-ratio=\"0.6669921875\">\n <div class=\"widget__wrapper\">\n <div class=\"widget__ratio widget__ratio--auto\">\n <div class=\"widget__contents\">\n <figure class=\"widget__figure\">\n <img class=\"widgetImage__image\" loading=\"lazy\" src=https://www.euronews.com/"https:////static.euronews.com//articles//stories//07//88//05//98//808x539_cmsv2_57354d22-4032-5a8d-b484-b3d7b099fa97-7880598.jpg/" alt=\"AP/Kazakhstan's President Press Office\" srcset=\"https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/07\/88\/05\/98\/384x256_cmsv2_57354d22-4032-5a8d-b484-b3d7b099fa97-7880598.jpg 384w, https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/07\/88\/05\/98\/640x427_cmsv2_57354d22-4032-5a8d-b484-b3d7b099fa97-7880598.jpg 640w, https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/07\/88\/05\/98\/750x500_cmsv2_57354d22-4032-5a8d-b484-b3d7b099fa97-7880598.jpg 750w, https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/07\/88\/05\/98\/828x552_cmsv2_57354d22-4032-5a8d-b484-b3d7b099fa97-7880598.jpg 828w, https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/07\/88\/05\/98\/1080x720_cmsv2_57354d22-4032-5a8d-b484-b3d7b099fa97-7880598.jpg 1080w, https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/07\/88\/05\/98\/1200x800_cmsv2_57354d22-4032-5a8d-b484-b3d7b099fa97-7880598.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/07\/88\/05\/98\/1920x1281_cmsv2_57354d22-4032-5a8d-b484-b3d7b099fa97-7880598.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 95vw, (max-width: 1024px) 80vw, (max-width: 1280px) 55vw, 728px\"\/>\n <figcaption class=\"widget__caption\">\n <span class=\"widget__captionWrap\">\n <span class=\"widget__captionText\">Kazakhstan's President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev, right, and European Council President Charles Michel pose for a photo prior to their talks in Astana, October 2022<\/span>\n <span class=\"widget__captionCredit\">AP/Kazakhstan's President Press Office<\/span>\n <\/span>\n <\/figcaption>\n <\/figure>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p>In that sense, Europe and the US could view Kazakhstan's deliberations on nuclear energy as an alignment with broader goals of energy security, climate change mitigation, and regional stability.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>With the EU recognising nuclear energy as a pivotal industry to achieve carbon neutrality by 2050, Kazakhstan's endeavours could find supportive partners in the West.\u00a0<\/p>\n<div\n data-stories-id=\"7664672,7016444\"\n data-event=\"widget_related\"\n class=\"widget widget--type-related widget--size-fullwidth widget--align-center\">\n <div class=\"widget__wrapper\">\n <div class=\"widget__ratio widget__ratio--auto\">\n <div class=\"widget__contents\">\n <ul class=\"widget__related_list\"><li class=\"widget__related_listItem\"> <a href=https://www.euronews.com/"https:////www.euronews.com//2022//09//15//pope-francis-joins-religious-conference-in-kazakhstan/">Pope Francis joins religious conference in Kazakhstan<\/a> <\/li><li class=\"widget__related_listItem\"> <a href=https://www.euronews.com/"https:////www.euronews.com//2023//06//09//astana-international-forum-sees-international-delegates-discuss-global-issues-in-kazakhsta/">Astana International Forum sees international delegates discuss global issues in Kazakhstan<\/a> <\/li><\/ul>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p>Partnerships could be particularly beneficial for companies specialising in nuclear technology, security protocols, and related services, tightening economic ties between Kazakhstan and Western countries.<\/p>\n<p>However, not all countries in the EU support nuclear energy. For instance, while France backs it completely, Germany remains opposed. <\/p>\n<h2>A history of being someone else's nuclear test site<\/h2><p>Naturally, questions arise about whether Kazakhstan can ensure safety and security if its population votes in favour of building a nuclear power plant.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>This concern holds particular significance for ordinary Kazakhs, given that the country's land was used for nuclear weapons testing during the Soviet era.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>These tests caused health and environmental damage around the Semipalatinsk nuclear test site, which closed in 1991 when the country gained independence.\u00a0<\/p>\n<div class=\"widget widget--type-quotation\n widget--size-fullwidth\n widget--align-center\">\n <div class=\"widget__wrapper\">\n <div class=\"widget__content\">\n <blockquote class=\"widget__quote\">\n <span class=\"widget__quoteText\">Understandably, some segments of Kazakhstan's population remain worried about the idea of developing nuclear facilities.<\/span>\n <\/blockquote>\n <cite class=\"widget__author\">\n <\/cite>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<div class=\"widget widget--type-image widget--size-fullwidth widget--animation-fade-in widget--align-center\" data-ratio=\"0.6416015625\">\n <div class=\"widget__wrapper\">\n <div class=\"widget__ratio widget__ratio--auto\">\n <div class=\"widget__contents\">\n <figure class=\"widget__figure\">\n <img class=\"widgetImage__image\" loading=\"lazy\" src=https://www.euronews.com/"https:////static.euronews.com//articles//stories//07//88//05//98//808x518_cmsv2_3aa276e8-52fe-5f73-8813-616db31283a1-7880598.jpg/" alt=\"VYACHESLAV OSELEDKO\/AFP\" srcset=\"https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/07\/88\/05\/98\/384x246_cmsv2_3aa276e8-52fe-5f73-8813-616db31283a1-7880598.jpg 384w, https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/07\/88\/05\/98\/640x411_cmsv2_3aa276e8-52fe-5f73-8813-616db31283a1-7880598.jpg 640w, https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/07\/88\/05\/98\/750x481_cmsv2_3aa276e8-52fe-5f73-8813-616db31283a1-7880598.jpg 750w, https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/07\/88\/05\/98\/828x531_cmsv2_3aa276e8-52fe-5f73-8813-616db31283a1-7880598.jpg 828w, https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/07\/88\/05\/98\/1080x693_cmsv2_3aa276e8-52fe-5f73-8813-616db31283a1-7880598.jpg 1080w, https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/07\/88\/05\/98\/1200x770_cmsv2_3aa276e8-52fe-5f73-8813-616db31283a1-7880598.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/07\/88\/05\/98\/1920x1232_cmsv2_3aa276e8-52fe-5f73-8813-616db31283a1-7880598.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 95vw, (max-width: 1024px) 80vw, (max-width: 1280px) 55vw, 728px\"\/>\n <figcaption class=\"widget__caption\">\n <span class=\"widget__captionWrap\">\n <span class=\"widget__captionText\">Buildings and rubble seen in the nuclear test site town of Shagan, 800 km from Astana, August 2011<\/span>\n <span class=\"widget__captionCredit\">VYACHESLAV OSELEDKO\/AFP<\/span>\n <\/span>\n <\/figcaption>\n <\/figure>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p>Understandably, some segments of Kazakhstan's population remain worried about the idea of developing nuclear facilities.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>However, Kazakhstan has demonstrated it could provide safety. The country is already hosting the International Atomic Energy Agency's (IAEA) Low-Enriched Uranium Bank, indicating an existing reservoir of international trust.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>The nation is pushing this even further by seeking a seat on the IAEA board, a move that will deepen its involvement in shaping and adhering to global nuclear safety protocols.<\/p>\n<h2>A referendum to let people decide?<\/h2><p>Kazakhstan's decision to hold a national referendum on the nuclear power plant issue adds an intriguing layer, especially since referendums are relatively rare in Central Asia \u2014 although Kazakhstan did hold one last year on constitutional amendments\u00a0following mass unrest in January.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Tokayev was re-elected last year and will be in power for seven years until 2029, which suggests that the country's policy on nuclear energy is likely to remain consistent for the foreseeable future.<\/p>\n<div class=\"widget widget--type-quotation\n widget--size-fullwidth\n widget--align-center\">\n <div class=\"widget__wrapper\">\n <div class=\"widget__content\">\n <blockquote class=\"widget__quote\">\n <span class=\"widget__quoteText\">In the long run, the act of holding a referendum could also set a regional precedent when it comes to major decisions of national significance.<\/span>\n <\/blockquote>\n <cite class=\"widget__author\">\n <\/cite>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<div class=\"widget widget--type-image widget--size-fullwidth widget--animation-fade-in widget--align-center\" data-ratio=\"0.712890625\">\n <div class=\"widget__wrapper\">\n <div class=\"widget__ratio widget__ratio--auto\">\n <div class=\"widget__contents\">\n <figure class=\"widget__figure\">\n <img class=\"widgetImage__image\" loading=\"lazy\" src=https://www.euronews.com/"https:////static.euronews.com//articles//stories//07//88//05//98//808x577_cmsv2_5e17c3cb-243b-5a05-a554-f4699c66a745-7880598.jpg/" alt=\"Olivier Douliery\/AP\" srcset=\"https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/07\/88\/05\/98\/384x274_cmsv2_5e17c3cb-243b-5a05-a554-f4699c66a745-7880598.jpg 384w, https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/07\/88\/05\/98\/640x456_cmsv2_5e17c3cb-243b-5a05-a554-f4699c66a745-7880598.jpg 640w, https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/07\/88\/05\/98\/750x535_cmsv2_5e17c3cb-243b-5a05-a554-f4699c66a745-7880598.jpg 750w, https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/07\/88\/05\/98\/828x590_cmsv2_5e17c3cb-243b-5a05-a554-f4699c66a745-7880598.jpg 828w, https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/07\/88\/05\/98\/1080x770_cmsv2_5e17c3cb-243b-5a05-a554-f4699c66a745-7880598.jpg 1080w, https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/07\/88\/05\/98\/1200x855_cmsv2_5e17c3cb-243b-5a05-a554-f4699c66a745-7880598.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/07\/88\/05\/98\/1920x1369_cmsv2_5e17c3cb-243b-5a05-a554-f4699c66a745-7880598.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 95vw, (max-width: 1024px) 80vw, (max-width: 1280px) 55vw, 728px\"\/>\n <figcaption class=\"widget__caption\">\n <span class=\"widget__captionWrap\">\n <span class=\"widget__captionText\">Kazakhstan's honor guards wait for Kazakh President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev to welcome US Secretary of State Antony Blinken in Astana, February 2023<\/span>\n <span class=\"widget__captionCredit\">Olivier Douliery\/AP<\/span>\n <\/span>\n <\/figcaption>\n <\/figure>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p>The government's rationale is that the vote will enable citizens to express their views on nuclear energy, thereby bolstering transparency.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>The perspective is that projects that enjoy public backing are usually more successful in their implementation, lending social and political capital to the initiative.<\/p>\n<div\n data-stories-id=\"7473208,6758128\"\n data-event=\"widget_related\"\n class=\"widget widget--type-related widget--size-fullwidth widget--align-center\">\n <div class=\"widget__wrapper\">\n <div class=\"widget__ratio widget__ratio--auto\">\n <div class=\"widget__contents\">\n <ul class=\"widget__related_list\"><li class=\"widget__related_listItem\"> <a href=https://www.euronews.com/"https:////www.euronews.com//2022//06//06//voters-in-kazakhstan-overwhelmingly-approve-constitutional-amendments/">Voters in Kazakhstan overwhelmingly approve constitutional amendments<\/a> <\/li><li class=\"widget__related_listItem\"> <a href=https://www.euronews.com/"https:////www.euronews.com//2023//03//20//ruling-party-leads-revamped-kazakhstan-election-exit-poll/">Ruling party leads revamped Kazakhstan election, exit poll<\/a> <\/li><\/ul>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p>In the long run, the act of holding a referendum could also set a regional precedent when it comes to major decisions of national significance.<\/p>\n<p>Kazakhstan will be hoping that this not only elevates the country's regional standing but also facilitates partnerships with countries that prioritize similar governance models.<\/p>\n<h2>Altering power dynamics could make Astana a more significant global player<\/h2><p>In the end, the debate and the impending referendum on constructing a nuclear power plant in Kazakhstan are not merely local or national issues.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>They are global talking points embedded in a complex tapestry of economic, environmental, technological, and geopolitical considerations.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>As Kazakhstan contemplates its energy future, the world would do well to pay attention. It is not just Kazakhstan's energy landscape that is at stake \u2014 it is a piece of the global sustainability puzzle.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>A successful nuclear program would certainly enhance Kazakhstan's geopolitical standing.\u00a0By becoming a regional or potentially even global energy supplier, Kazakhstan could wield more influence across Central Asia and beyond.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>This could alter power dynamics, particularly with neighbouring Russia and China, and could make Kazakhstan a more significant player in energy geopolitics.<\/p>\n<p><em>Emil Avdaliani is a Professor at the European University in Tbilisi and Director of the Geocase think tank.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>At Euronews, we believe all views matter. Contact us at <a href=https://www.euronews.com/news/asia/\"mailto:view@euronews.com\">view@euronews.com to send pitches or submissions and be part of the conversation.<\/em><\/p>\n","hashtag":null,"createdAt":1694177209,"updatedAt":1694444150,"publishedAt":1694444148,"firstPublishedAt":1694444150,"lastPublishedAt":1694444150,"expiresAt":0,"images":[{"sourceUrl":null,"sourceCredit":null,"callToActionUrl":null,"captionCredit":"Unsplash\/Euronews","altText":"The Baiterek Tower monument in Astana, January 2021","callToActionText":null,"width":1600,"caption":"The Baiterek Tower monument in Astana, January 2021","url":"https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/07\/88\/05\/98\/{{w}}x{{h}}_cmsv2_46ebb9bb-b2a0-5855-a172-e6c4adde8849-7880598.jpg","captionUrl":null,"height":900},{"sourceUrl":null,"sourceCredit":null,"callToActionUrl":null,"captionCredit":"HANDOUT\/AFP or licensors","altText":"Kazakh honour guards carrying the national constitution prior to the inauguration of the 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The voices of mid-tier powers in the Council need to be amplified and clearly heard,\u2019\u2019 urged president Tokayev. \n\nUnder the theme \u201cTackling Challenges through Dialogue: Towards Cooperation, Prosperity and Progress,\u201d the conference was divided into four main topics \u2013 foreign policy, security and sustainability, energy and climate, as well as economy and finance. \n\nThe deputy foreign minister Roman Vassilenko told Euronews that the goal of the Forum was to search for multilateral solutions. \n\n\u201cThis Forum seeks to reestablish dialogue, to establish a platform that can be used by all countries to move the world away from the brink of larger and more catastrophic conflicts that we now see. We support multilateralism and multilateral constructive solutions to the challenges that the entire world faces,\u201d said Mr. Vassilenko. \n\nThe question of energy security was widely discussed at the Forum. \n\nChairman and CEO of TotalEnergies Patrick Pouyanne told Euronews that diversification was one of the most important instruments. \n\n\u201cDiversification is fundamental. Europe, Japan, Korea, China - all energy importing countries must think of diversification of energy not only through different places of origin, but through oil, gas, and renewables. The lesson is not to be dependent on one country because that unfortunately can be used as a weapon. For Europe, the green deal is the answer, we need to develop all the energy we have locally \u2013 offshore wind, solar, wind, and biogas. Second, for the remainder of our energy needs we need to look around ourselves and to diversify, striving toward sustainability. We also need to be more independent.\u201d \n\nDuring the energy security panel session, Minister of Energy of the United Arab Emirates Suhail Mohamed Al Mazrouei, stressed that energy security is a global issue. \n\n\u201cIt\u2019s affecting all of us. We can\u2019t deal with it country by country, or even regionally. We have to deal with it on the level of the entire planet,\u201d said Mohamed Al Mazrouei. \n\n\u201cFor us, the question of rethinking energy security is not only about the construction of new power plants or additional investment into exploration, but also the question of diversification,\u201d said Kazakh Minister of Energy Almassadam Satkaliyev. \n\nThe deputy foreign minister of Kazakhstan Roman Vassilnenko told Euronews that 3 million tons of green hydrogen are expected to be produced in Kazakhstan annually by 2030 and that it could become one of Kazakhstan\u2019s major exports to the EU. \n\n\u201cKazakhstan and the EU have developed a very robust strong relationship that covers 29 areas of cooperation; as defined in the enhanced partnership and cooperation agreement that is a very big agreement. And we are now on the verge of upgrading these relationships to a new level. We are branching out into new industries - green hydrogen and rare earth metals; these 2 areas will certainly be buzzwords of the next decade,\u201d said Vassilenko. \n\nEU industries are in need of 30 rare earth materials, such as beryllium, tantalum, and niobium, of which Kazakh companies currently produce 16 of these, with the potential of soon producing all of them. \n\nAgricultural production \n\nAgricultural production is another area where Kazakhstan and the EU can increase cooperation. \n\n\u201cWe have limited opportunities to increase agricultural production in Europe, because our agriculture should not be intensive too much, but in Kazakhstan there is a huge potential to increase production without a negative environmental impact. It should be an area of cooperation. We agreed to organize a promotion mission from the EU to Kazakhstan, and a business mission organized by the European Commission, to discuss how to cooperate and to use the potential of Kazakh agriculture to ensure food security at the global level,\u201d the EU Commissioner for Agriculture Janusz Wojciechowski told Euronews. \n\nThe Middle Corridor, which is the trans-Caspian transport route that starts from Southeast Asia and China and runs through Kazakhstan to European countries, was one of the topics of discussions. The Middle Corridor connects Asia and Europe and strengthens the connectivity of the Eurasian continent. \n\n\u201cFrom China\u2019s perspective, the Middle Corridor is increasingly important. More than 90% of China\u2019s trade within the BRI passes through Kazakhstan,\u201d said Dr. Yang Zhao, Managing Director of China International Capital Corporation Global Institute. \n\nAlso known as the Trans-Caspian International Transport Route, the Middle Corridor links the containerized rail freight transport networks of China and the EU, passing through Central Asia, the Caucasus, T\u00fcrkiye and Eastern Europe. Zsuzsanna Hargitai, Managing Director for Central Asia at the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) spoke about an increase in the efficiency of the existing network. \n\n\u201cIt is high time to establish a platform for coordination and action. Governments, stakeholders, operators, and the private sector shall move to action. We would like to support and potentially lead this,\u201d said Zsuzsanna Hargitai. \n\nThe world faces conflicts, soaring ener\u0431gy prices, critical supply chain issues, and a climate emergency. There is a growing need for an open global dialogue and this dialogue should continue. This was one of the main messages of the Astana International Forum in Kazakhstan. \n\n","htmlText":"<p>Climate change, food and energy security, as well as other key global challenges, were discussed at the Astana International Forum in Kazakhstan on June 8 and 9.<\/p>\n<p>This new platform of international dialogue gathered more than 4,000 delegates and guests, including the Emir of Qatar, the President of Kyrgyzstan, the Chairwoman of the Presidency of Bosnia and Herzegovina, and the Prime Minister of Uzbekistan.<\/p>\n<p>Kazakh President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev in his keynote address said that \u201cfor the global international system to survive, it must work for everyone, promoting peace and prosperity for the many rather than for the few.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>He stressed that \u201cthe UN remains the only universal global organization that unites all,\u201d but added that \u201cit will not succeed in tackling challenges in the absence of a comprehensive reform of the Security Council. The voices of mid-tier powers in the Council need to be amplified and clearly heard,\u2019\u2019 urged president Tokayev.<\/p>\n<p>Under the theme \u201cTackling Challenges through Dialogue: Towards Cooperation, Prosperity and Progress,\u201d the conference was divided into four main topics \u2013 foreign policy, security and sustainability, energy and climate, as well as economy and finance.<\/p>\n<p>The deputy foreign minister Roman Vassilenko told Euronews that the goal of the Forum was to search for multilateral solutions.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThis Forum seeks to reestablish dialogue, to establish a platform that can be used by all countries to move the world away from the brink of larger and more catastrophic conflicts that we now see. 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We also need to be more independent.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>During the energy security panel session, Minister of Energy of the United Arab Emirates Suhail Mohamed Al Mazrouei, stressed that energy security is a global issue.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt\u2019s affecting all of us. We can\u2019t deal with it country by country, or even regionally. We have to deal with it on the level of the entire planet,\u201d said Mohamed Al Mazrouei.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cFor us, the question of rethinking energy security is not only about the construction of new power plants or additional investment into exploration, but also the question of diversification,\u201d said Kazakh Minister of Energy Almassadam Satkaliyev.<\/p>\n<p>The deputy foreign minister of Kazakhstan Roman Vassilnenko told Euronews that 3 million tons of green hydrogen are expected to be produced in Kazakhstan annually by 2030 and that it could become one of Kazakhstan\u2019s major exports to the EU.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cKazakhstan and the EU have developed a very robust strong relationship that covers 29 areas of cooperation; as defined in the enhanced partnership and cooperation agreement that is a very big agreement. And we are now on the verge of upgrading these relationships to a new level. We are branching out into new industries - green hydrogen and rare earth metals; these 2 areas will certainly be buzzwords of the next decade,\u201d said Vassilenko.<\/p>\n<p>EU industries are in need of 30 rare earth materials, such as beryllium, tantalum, and niobium, of which Kazakh companies currently produce 16 of these, with the potential of soon producing all of them.<\/p>\n<h2>Agricultural production<\/h2><p>Agricultural production is another area where Kazakhstan and the EU can increase cooperation.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe have limited opportunities to increase agricultural production in Europe, because our agriculture should not be intensive too much, but in Kazakhstan there is a huge potential to increase production without a negative environmental impact. It should be an area of cooperation. We agreed to organize a promotion mission from the EU to Kazakhstan, and a business mission organized by the European Commission, to discuss how to cooperate and to use the potential of Kazakh agriculture to ensure food security at the global level,\u201d the EU Commissioner for Agriculture Janusz Wojciechowski told Euronews.<\/p>\n<p>The Middle Corridor, which is the trans-Caspian transport route that starts from Southeast Asia and China and runs through Kazakhstan to European countries, was one of the topics of discussions. The Middle Corridor connects Asia and Europe and strengthens the connectivity of the Eurasian continent.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cFrom China\u2019s perspective, the Middle Corridor is increasingly important. 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He was absolutely elated. \n\nVlad Marinescu, Director General of the IJF, was on hand to award the medals. \n\n\u201cI want to thank all the public here, it was a great moment to see that everybody was cheering for me, and they all got up and cheered for me when I won and I was so happy,\u201d said Mosakhlishvili. \n\nJapan\u2019s Izumi Mao managed to turn the tables on one of the most consistent athletes at -78kg, Patricia Sampaio of Portugal, giving Japan a gold medal after a great display of sportsmanship. \n\nShe was awarded her medals by Antonio Castro, IJF Ambassador & Chairman of the IJF Medical Commission. \n\n\u201cThe crowd were cheering for my opponent when she was attacking, but then the crowd went wild the moment I applied the hold down, and this cheering made me happy,\u201d said Izumi afterwards. \n\nA powerful o-uchi-gari from Xu \n\nAt +78kg, China\u2019s Xu Shiyan executed a powerful o-uchi-gari technique to take the title. She celebrated with the Kazakh crowd. \n\nThe medals were awarded by Sarsen Kuranbek, Vice Minister of Culture and Sport of Kazakhstan. \n\nAt +100kg Tamerlan Bashaev repeated his performance from two weeks ago, defeating Temur Rakhimov to take the final Gold medal in Astana for this year. \n\nThe medals were awarded by Saken Mussaibekov, Vice President of the Kazakhstan Judo Federation. \n\nLocal successes \n\nFielding a strong and consistent team of Judoka across the three days here, the local team had a number of successes during this Grand Slam, including crowning their very own Grand Slam Champion, and multiple other medals for Kazakh judoka, both in the men's and women's team. The final day saw some of their best action, and a last chance for the passionate Judo fans here in Astana to cheer for their heroes and for their heroes to cheer them! \n\nAt -100kg Islam Bozbayev put on a show with a series of great techniques on his way to the bronze medal contest. There he met his teammate and gave the crowd a Kazakh v Kazakh fight with a thrilling uchi-mata finish. \n\nAn elated crowd for a fantastic event in Kazakhstan. A great ending to an incredible competition. \n\n","htmlText":"<p>Astana, Kazakhstan, hosted the final day of the Qazaqstan Barysy Grand Slam.\u00a0The Barys Arena once again was filled with the passion and joy of hundreds of judo fans.<\/p>\n<p>At -100kg Matvey Kanikovskiy finished a determined performance with a brilliant score in the final, to take his third gold in a row on the World Tour.<\/p>\n<p>He was awarded his medal by Askhat Oralov, Minister of Culture and Sport of Kazakhstan<\/p>\n<h2>Mosakhlishvili capitalises<\/h2><p>At -90kg Tristani Mosakhlishvili capitalised on a failed attack by his French opponent, holding him down for the gold medal. He was absolutely elated.<\/p>\n<p>Vlad Marinescu, Director General of the IJF, was on hand to award the medals.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI want to thank all the public here, it was a great moment to see that everybody was cheering for me, and they all got up and cheered for me when I won and I was so happy,\u201d said Mosakhlishvili.<\/p>\n<p>Japan\u2019s Izumi Mao managed to turn the tables on one of the most consistent athletes at -78kg, Patricia Sampaio of Portugal, giving Japan a gold medal after a great display of sportsmanship.<\/p>\n<p>She was awarded her medals by Antonio Castro, IJF Ambassador & Chairman of the IJF Medical Commission.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe crowd were cheering for my opponent when she was attacking, but then the crowd went wild the moment I applied the hold down, and this cheering made me happy,\u201d said Izumi afterwards.<\/p>\n<h2><\/h2><div class=\"widget widget--type-tweet widget--size-fullwidth widget--align-center\">\n <div class=\"widget__wrapper\">\n <div class=\"widget__ratio widget__ratio\u2014auto\">\n <div class=\"widget__contents\">\n <figure class=\"widget__figure\">\n <div class=\"widget__tweet\" data-tweet-id=\"1670437719757996032\"><\/div>\n <\/figure>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<h2>A powerful o-uchi-gari from Xu<\/h2><p>At +78kg, China\u2019s Xu Shiyan executed a powerful o-uchi-gari technique to take the title. She celebrated with the Kazakh crowd.<\/p>\n<p>The medals were awarded by Sarsen Kuranbek, Vice Minister of Culture and Sport of Kazakhstan.<\/p>\n<p>At +100kg Tamerlan Bashaev repeated his performance from two weeks ago, defeating Temur Rakhimov to take the final Gold medal in Astana for this year.<\/p>\n<p>The medals were awarded by Saken Mussaibekov, Vice President of the Kazakhstan Judo Federation.<\/p>\n<div class=\"widget widget--type-tweet widget--size-fullwidth widget--align-center\">\n <div class=\"widget__wrapper\">\n <div class=\"widget__ratio widget__ratio\u2014auto\">\n <div class=\"widget__contents\">\n <figure class=\"widget__figure\">\n <div class=\"widget__tweet\" data-tweet-id=\"1670431897896230920\"><\/div>\n <\/figure>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<h2>Local successes<\/h2><p>Fielding a strong and consistent team of Judoka across the three days here, the local team had a number of successes during this Grand Slam, including crowning their very own Grand Slam Champion, and multiple other medals for Kazakh judoka, both in the men's and women's team. The final day saw some of their best action, and a last chance for the passionate Judo fans here in Astana to cheer for their heroes and for their heroes to cheer them!<\/p>\n<p>At -100kg Islam Bozbayev put on a show with a series of great techniques on his way to the bronze medal contest. There he met his teammate and gave the crowd a Kazakh v Kazakh fight with a thrilling uchi-mata finish.<\/p>\n<p>An elated crowd for a fantastic event in Kazakhstan. 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out of the 98 in the Majilis (Parliament) - now elected by proportional representation. \n\nCandidates not affiliated with any party could put themselves forward for the first time since 2004.\u00a0 \n\nThe threshold for entering the Majilis was lowered to 5% and a quota for 30% of women, young people and individuals with disabilities was also introduced.\u00a0 \n\nThese changes have brought a modicum of democracy into Kazakhstan's political system, following deadly riots in January 2022 fuelled by rising dissatisfaction with the government and endemic poverty.\u00a0 \n\n238 people were killed in the repression of unrest, according to officials.\u00a0 \n\nHowever, issues have been flagged about the genuineness of reforms, with several opposition parties and independent candidates banned. \n\n\"The electoral system has changed and gives the impression of choice. But in reality, the president and his administration keep the vote count in their hands,\" political scientist Dimach Aljanov told AFP. \n\n\n\"In an authoritarian country, elections are made to keep power, not to replace it,\" he continued.\u00a0 \n\nElection observers have reportedly been shut out of vote counting, plus videos of ballot box stuffing have surfaced on social media.\u00a0 \n\nEuronews cannot independently verify these claims.\u00a0 \n\nThe election is a result of a drive to reform the constitution by the President of Kazakhstan\u00a0Kassym-Jomart Tokayev, who took over in 2019.\u00a0 \n\nThe 69-year-old leader of the resource-rich country has shown a desire to \"modernise\" his country, a former Soviet Republic straddling Russia and China.\u00a0 \n\nThe corruption and yawning inequality - made worse by recent inflation - which fuelled unrest in 2022 has not gone away.\u00a0 \n\n\"As independent candidates are admitted, I think the electoral system is changing for the better,\" said Irina Rechetnik, a nurse, while\u00a0 Ernest Serikov, an 81-year-old retired professor and supporter of the president, called the elections \"experimental\". \n\n","htmlText":"<p>Kazakhstan's ruling party is leading its national election, according to an exit poll.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>On Sunday, Kazakhs voted for independent candidates in legislative elections, seen as a timid democratic opening in the authoritarian-inclined Central Asian country.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Turnout was around 54%, according to the Electoral Commission.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>The results are expected on Monday.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>According to an exit poll broadcast on state television, the ruling Amanat party is leading with 53% of the vote, though some concerns have been raised about the validity of the election.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Five to six parties are expected to enter parliament, compared to three currently.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>This election saw people voting for a new system, with 69 deputies - out of the 98 in the Majilis (Parliament) - now elected by proportional representation.<\/p>\n<p>Candidates not affiliated with any party could put themselves forward for the first time since 2004.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>The threshold for entering the Majilis was lowered to 5% and a quota for 30% of women, young people and individuals with disabilities was also introduced.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>These changes have brought a modicum of democracy into Kazakhstan's political system, following deadly riots in January 2022 fuelled by rising dissatisfaction with the government and endemic poverty.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>238 people were killed in the repression of unrest, according to officials.\u00a0<\/p>\n<div\n data-stories-id=\"7291316\"\n data-event=\"widget_related\"\n class=\"widget widget--type-related widget--size-fullwidth widget--align-center\">\n <div class=\"widget__wrapper\">\n <div class=\"widget__ratio widget__ratio--auto\">\n <div class=\"widget__contents\">\n <ul class=\"widget__related_list\"><li class=\"widget__related_listItem\"> <a href=https://www.euronews.com/"https:////www.euronews.com//2023//01//07//mcdonalds-outlets-in-kazakhstan-close-due-to-supply-issues/">McDonald's outlets in Kazakhstan close due to supply issues <\/a> <\/li><\/ul>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p>However, issues have been flagged about the genuineness of reforms, with several opposition parties and independent candidates banned.<\/p>\n<p>\"The electoral system has changed and gives the impression of choice. 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","leadin":"More than 400 candidates, most of them self-nominated, are competing in the election along with two new political parties.","summary":"More than 400 candidates, most of them self-nominated, are competing in the election along with two new political parties.","keySentence":"","url":"kazakhstan-votes-in-snap-election-a-year-after-deadly-unrest","canonical":"https:\/\/www.euronews.com\/2023\/03\/18\/kazakhstan-votes-in-snap-election-a-year-after-deadly-unrest","masterCms":"v2","plainText":"Voters in Kazakhstan will go to the polls on Sunday, casting their ballots in a snap election, the first since deadly unrest gripped the resource-rich Central Asian nation a year ago. \n\nThe vote comes after a short but active campaign for seats in the reconfigured lower house of parliament, and falls on the\u00a0 third anniversary of the resignation as president of Nursultan Nazarbayev. \n\nNazarbayev had led Kazakhstan since independence following the breakup of the Soviet Union in 1991 and established immense influence. His successor, Kassym-Jomart Tokayev, was widely expected to continue Nazarbayev's authoritarian course and even renamed the capital as Nur-Sultan in his predecessor's honor. \n\nBut the country's political landscape changed markedly after a wave of violence in January 2022 when provincial protests initially sparked by a fuel price hike engulfed other cities, notably the commercial capital, Almaty, and became overtly political as demonstrators shouted \u201cOld man out!\u201d in reference to Nazarbayev.\u00a0 \n\nMore than 220 people, mostly protesters, died as police harshly put down the unrest. \n\nAmid the violence, Tokayev removed Nazarbayev from his powerful post as head of the national security council. He restored the capital\u2019s previous name of Astana, and the parliament repealed a law granting Nazarbayev and his family immunity from prosecution. \n\nTokayev also initiated reforms to strengthen the parliament, reduce presidential powers and limit the presidency to a single seven-year term. Under the reforms, a third of the lower house of parliament's 98 seats will be chosen in single-mandate races rather than by party list. \n\nTokayev's Amanat party holds the overwhelming majority of seats in the current parliament and the rest belong to parties that are largely loyal to Amanat. Although opinion surveys indicate that Amanat will remain the largest party in the new parliament, the likely final balance is unclear. \n\nMore than 400 candidates, most of them self-nominated, are competing in the single-mandate races, and the national elections commission authorized two additional parties to enter the proportional contest. \n\nThe widened competition appears to have energised the electorate. \n\nAlthough electioneering was allowed to start only in mid-February, \u201cthe campaign so far appears lively, in particular online and in the single-mandate electoral districts with a large number of candidates,\u201d said an assessment from the elections observation mission of the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe. \n\nCandidates have raised a wide array of issues including further political reforms, housing and rising food prices, and the country does not show a clear path forward. But many are encouraged by the expanded election opportunity. \n\n\u201cThere is hope that the upcoming parliamentary election that will be held under the new mixed electoral system will bring change and facilitate democratization and political liberalization in Kazakhstan,\u201d analyst Assel Nussopova wrote for the Astana Times newspaper. \n\n","htmlText":"<p>Voters in Kazakhstan will go to the polls on Sunday, casting their ballots in a snap election, the first since <a href=https://www.euronews.com/"https:////www.euronews.com//2022//01//15//kazakhstan-protest-death-toll-rises-to-225-up-from-164/">deadly unrest<\/strong><\/a> gripped the resource-rich Central Asian nation a year ago.<\/p>\n<p>The vote comes after a short but active campaign for seats in the reconfigured lower house of parliament, and falls on the\u00a0third anniversary of the resignation as president of Nursultan Nazarbayev.<\/p>\n<p>Nazarbayev had led Kazakhstan since independence following the breakup of the Soviet Union in 1991 and established immense influence. His successor, Kassym-Jomart Tokayev, was widely expected to continue Nazarbayev's authoritarian course and even renamed the capital as Nur-Sultan in his predecessor's honor.<\/p>\n<p>But the country's political landscape changed markedly after a wave of violence in January 2022 when provincial protests initially sparked by a fuel price hike engulfed other cities, notably the commercial capital, Almaty, and became overtly political as demonstrators shouted \u201cOld man out!\u201d in reference to Nazarbayev.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>More than 220 people, mostly protesters, died as police harshly put down the unrest.<\/p>\n<p>Amid the violence, Tokayev removed Nazarbayev from his powerful post as head of the national security council. He restored the capital\u2019s previous name of Astana, and the parliament repealed a law granting Nazarbayev and his family immunity from prosecution.<\/p>\n<p>Tokayev also initiated reforms to strengthen the parliament, reduce presidential powers and limit the presidency to a single seven-year term. Under the reforms, a third of the lower house of parliament's 98 seats will be chosen in single-mandate races rather than by party list.<\/p>\n<p>Tokayev's Amanat party holds the overwhelming majority of seats in the current parliament and the rest belong to parties that are largely loyal to Amanat. Although opinion surveys indicate that Amanat will remain the largest party in the new parliament, the likely final balance is unclear.<\/p>\n<div\n data-stories-id=\"7203296,7291316,7170406\"\n data-event=\"widget_related\"\n class=\"widget widget--type-related widget--size-fullwidth widget--align-center\">\n <div class=\"widget__wrapper\">\n <div class=\"widget__ratio widget__ratio--auto\">\n <div class=\"widget__contents\">\n <ul class=\"widget__related_list\"><li class=\"widget__related_listItem\"> <a href=https://www.euronews.com/"https:////www.euronews.com//2022//11//20//kazakhstan-goes-to-the-polls-in-low-key-snap-presidential-election/">Tokayev wins big in Kazakhstan snap presidential election, early results show<\/a> <\/li><li class=\"widget__related_listItem\"> <a href=https://www.euronews.com/"https:////www.euronews.com//2023//01//07//mcdonalds-outlets-in-kazakhstan-close-due-to-supply-issues/">McDonald's outlets in Kazakhstan close due to supply issues <\/a> <\/li><li class=\"widget__related_listItem\"> <a href=https://www.euronews.com/"https:////www.euronews.com//2022//11//02//kazakhstans-president-signs-amnesty-law-following-january-riots/">Kazakhstan's president signs amnesty law following January riots<\/a> <\/li><\/ul>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p>More than 400 candidates, most of them self-nominated, are competing in the single-mandate races, and the national elections commission authorized two additional parties to enter the proportional contest.<\/p>\n<p>The widened competition appears to have energised the electorate.<\/p>\n<p>Although electioneering was allowed to start only in mid-February, \u201cthe campaign so far appears lively, in particular online and in the single-mandate electoral districts with a large number of candidates,\u201d said an assessment from the elections observation mission of the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe.<\/p>\n<p>Candidates have raised a wide array of issues including further political reforms, housing and rising food prices, and the country does not show a clear path forward. But many are encouraged by the expanded election opportunity.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThere is hope that the upcoming parliamentary election that will be held under the new mixed electoral system will bring change and facilitate democratization and political liberalization in Kazakhstan,\u201d analyst Assel Nussopova wrote for the Astana Times newspaper.<\/p>\n","hashtag":null,"createdAt":1679144202,"updatedAt":1679144997,"publishedAt":1679144994,"firstPublishedAt":1679144997,"lastPublishedAt":1679144997,"expiresAt":0,"images":[{"sourceUrl":null,"sourceCredit":null,"callToActionUrl":null,"captionCredit":"AP Photo","altText":"FILE - A view of the of Astana, former name Nur-Sultan, the capital of Kazakhstan with at the Presidential Palace in the center, on Monday, Sept. 12, 2022.","callToActionText":null,"width":1600,"caption":"FILE - A view of the of Astana, former name Nur-Sultan, the capital of Kazakhstan with at the Presidential Palace in the center, on Monday, Sept. 12, 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KAZAKHSTAN VOTES IN FIRST BALLOT SINCE DEADLY UNREST","path":"\/2023\/03\/18\/kazakhstan-votes-in-snap-election-a-year-after-deadly-unrest","lastModified":1679144997},{"id":2214718,"cid":7434020,"versionId":3,"archive":0,"housenumber":"230228_NWSU_50622228","owner":"euronews","isMagazine":0,"isBreakingNews":0,"channels":[{"id":1},{"id":2},{"id":4},{"id":5},{"id":10},{"id":12},{"id":14}],"status":2,"title":"Blinken vows support for Central Asian nations' independence in bid to weaken Russia's influence","titleSeo":null,"titleListing1":"Blinken vows support for Central Asian nations against Russian threat ","titleListing2":"Blinken vows support for Central Asian nations' independence in bid to weaken Russia's influence","leadin":"The US Secretary of State, visiting Kazakhstan, is targeting all the former Soviet republics who fear they will be future victims of Russian expansionism","summary":"The US Secretary of State, visiting Kazakhstan, is targeting all the former Soviet republics who 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group, made up of the US and Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan and Uzbekistan. \n\nKazakh Foreign Minister Mukhtar Tileuberd thanked his US counterpart for the commitment to his country's freedom. \n\nBut he signaled that Kazakhstan was unlikely to adopt either a pro-Russian or pro-Western position, but would continue to act in its own national interest given \u201cthe complex international situation\u201d. \n\nTileuberdi said that while Kazakhstan has very close and historic ties with both Russia and Ukraine, it would not allow its territory to be used for any Russian aggression or sanctions evasion. \n\nHe also said that even though Kazakhstan shares the world\u2019s longest land border with Russia, it did not see a threat from Moscow. \n\nBlinken, who later flew on to the Uzbek capital Tashkent, said the US was \"watching compliance with sanctions very closely\". He added that Washington was giving companies time to detach themselves from Russian firms sanctioned by the West over Ukraine. \n\nHe announced $25 million in economic support, on top of $25 million already committed by the Biden administration to the region. \n\nIn Blinken's sights are all the former Soviet republics of Central Asia who fear that they will be future victims of Russian expansionism. \n\nAlthough traditionally viewed as part of the Kremlin's sphere of influence, none publicly backed Moscow's full-scale invasion of Ukraine. Kazakhstan welcomed tens of thousands of Russians fleeing from the military call-up late last year. \n\nHowever, all five Central Asian republics along with India -- which Blinken will visit next after Uzbekistan -- abstained in a vote to condemn the invasion as a violation of core international principles last week at the UN General Assembly on the first anniversary of the war. \n\nFor decades, Washington has tried to wean the ex-Soviet nations of the region from Moscow's influence, without great success. As members of the Commonwealth of Independent States, their ties to Russia remain deep economically, militarily and diplomatically. \n\nMeanwhile, Alexander Lukashenko, the leader of Belarus and a close ally of Russia, was expected to arrive in Beijing on Tuesday for a state visit that will be watched for hints about China's attitude to Russia's war in Ukraine. \n\nDespite Chinese claims of neutrality, US officials have warned that Beijing is considering sending military assistance to Russia. China denies this and last week put forward a 12-point peace plan for Ukraine. \n\nChina has long had a close relationship with Lukashenko, who has\u00a0strongly backed Moscow, helped Vladimir Putin prepare for the invasion of Ukraine a year ago, and continues\u00a0to host Russian troops, warplanes and other weapons. \n\n","htmlText":"<p>US Secretary of State Antony Blinken began a visit to Kazakhstan and Uzbekistan on Tuesday, as part of a drive to deepen US engagement with Central Asian nations against the backdrop of Russia's war in Ukraine.<\/p>\n<p>Upon arrival in the Kazakh capital Astana, Washington's top diplomat said no country can ignore the threats posed by Russian aggression, not only to their territory but to the international rules-based order and the global economy.<\/p>\n<p>\"I reaffirmed the United States' unwavering support for Kazakhstan, like all nations, to freely determine its future,\" Blinken said after a meeting with the foreign ministers of the so-called C5+1 group, made up of the US and Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan and Uzbekistan.<\/p>\n<p>Kazakh Foreign Minister Mukhtar Tileuberd thanked his US counterpart for the commitment to his country's freedom.<\/p>\n<p>But he signaled that Kazakhstan was unlikely to adopt either a pro-Russian or pro-Western position, but would continue to act in its own national interest given \u201cthe complex international situation\u201d.<\/p>\n<p>Tileuberdi said that while Kazakhstan has very close and historic ties with both Russia and Ukraine, it would not allow its territory to be used for any Russian aggression or sanctions evasion.<\/p>\n<p>He also said that even though Kazakhstan shares the world\u2019s longest land border with Russia, it did not see a threat from Moscow.<\/p>\n<div\n data-stories-id=\"7430834,7432612,7430944\"\n data-event=\"widget_related\"\n class=\"widget widget--type-related widget--size-fullwidth widget--align-center\">\n <div class=\"widget__wrapper\">\n <div class=\"widget__ratio widget__ratio--auto\">\n <div class=\"widget__contents\">\n <ul class=\"widget__related_list\"><li class=\"widget__related_listItem\"> <a href=https://www.euronews.com/"https:////www.euronews.com//2023//02//27//chinas-peace-plan-russia-says-no-conditions-for-peaceful-solution-or-ukraine-for-now/">China's peace plan: Russia says no conditions for 'peaceful' solution for Ukraine 'for now'<\/a> <\/li><li class=\"widget__related_listItem\"> <a href=https://www.euronews.com/"https:////www.euronews.com//2023//02//27//kyiv-denies-russias-claims-it-has-captured-settlement-north-of-bakhmut/">Kyiv denies Russia's claims it has captured settlement north of Bakhmut <\/a> <\/li><li class=\"widget__related_listItem\"> <a href=https://www.euronews.com/"https:////www.euronews.com//travel//2023//02//28//wizz-air-is-suspending-flights-to-moldova-for-security-reasons/">Wizz Air is suspending flights as Russian tensions escalate in countries neighbouring Ukraine<\/a> <\/li><\/ul>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p>Blinken, who later flew on to the Uzbek capital Tashkent, said the US was \"watching compliance with sanctions very closely\". He added that Washington was giving companies time to detach themselves from Russian firms sanctioned by the West over Ukraine.<\/p>\n<p>He announced $25 million in economic support, on top of $25 million already committed by the Biden administration to the region.<\/p>\n<p>In Blinken's sights are all the former Soviet republics of Central Asia who fear that they will be future victims of Russian expansionism.<\/p>\n<p>Although traditionally viewed as part of the Kremlin's sphere of influence, none publicly backed Moscow's full-scale invasion of Ukraine. Kazakhstan welcomed tens of thousands of Russians fleeing from the military call-up late last year.<\/p>\n<p>However, all five Central Asian republics along with India -- which Blinken will visit next after Uzbekistan -- abstained in a vote to condemn the invasion as a violation of core international principles last week at the UN General Assembly on the first anniversary of the war.<\/p>\n<p>For decades, Washington has tried to wean the ex-Soviet nations of the region from Moscow's influence, without great success. 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China denies this and last week put forward a 12-point peace plan for Ukraine.<\/p>\n<p>China has long had a close relationship with Lukashenko, who has\u00a0strongly backed Moscow, helped Vladimir Putin prepare for the invasion of Ukraine a year ago, and continues\u00a0to host Russian troops, warplanes and other weapons.<\/p>\n","hashtag":null,"createdAt":1677604142,"updatedAt":1677612497,"publishedAt":1677605487,"firstPublishedAt":1677605490,"lastPublishedAt":1677612497,"expiresAt":0,"images":[{"sourceUrl":null,"sourceCredit":null,"callToActionUrl":null,"captionCredit":"Olivier Douliery\/Pool Photo via AP","altText":"United States Secretary of State Antony Blinken, left, and Kazakhstan's Foreign Minister Mukhtar Tileuberdi, in Astana, Kazakhstan, Tuesday, Feb. 28, 2023. ","callToActionText":null,"width":4341,"caption":"United States Secretary of State Antony Blinken, left, and Kazakhstan's Foreign Minister Mukhtar Tileuberdi, in Astana, Kazakhstan, Tuesday, Feb. 28, 2023. 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and ultimately shut down.","keySentence":"","url":"mcdonalds-outlets-in-kazakhstan-close-due-to-supply-issues","canonical":"https:\/\/www.euronews.com\/2023\/01\/07\/mcdonalds-outlets-in-kazakhstan-close-due-to-supply-issues","masterCms":"v2","plainText":"Workers removed the branding from McDonald's outlets in Kazakhstan's biggest city, Almaty, on Friday after the fast food giant's local business appeared to fall victim to collateral damage from the Russia-Ukraine war. \n\nMany Kazakhs, proud of their meat-focused cuisine, expressed incredulity that McDonald's Kazakh licensee, Food Solutions KZ, could not source its beef patties locally and imported them from Russia until the war forced it to stop and ultimately shut down. \n\nThe Kazakh company said on Thursday it would soon reopen its restaurants under a new brand due to \"supply issues\". \n\nMany Kazakh businesses have faced supply problems in the wake of Russia's invasion of Ukraine and the Western sanctions against Moscow that 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Neighbouring Russia is Kazakhstan's main trading partner. \n\nClick on the video above to see more. \n\n","htmlText":"<p>Workers removed the branding from McDonald's outlets in Kazakhstan's biggest city, Almaty, on Friday after the fast food giant's local business appeared to fall victim to collateral damage from the Russia-Ukraine war.<\/p>\n<p>Many Kazakhs, proud of their meat-focused cuisine, expressed incredulity that McDonald's Kazakh licensee, Food Solutions KZ, could not source its beef patties locally and imported them from Russia until the war forced it to stop and ultimately shut down.<\/p>\n<p>The Kazakh company said on Thursday it would soon reopen its restaurants under a new brand due to \"supply issues\".<\/p>\n<p>Many Kazakh businesses have faced supply problems in the wake of Russia's invasion of Ukraine and the Western sanctions against Moscow that followed. Neighbouring Russia is Kazakhstan's main trading partner.<\/p>\n<p><em><strong>Click on the video above to see more.<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n","hashtag":null,"createdAt":1673084385,"updatedAt":1673104687,"publishedAt":1673103907,"firstPublishedAt":1673103910,"lastPublishedAt":1673103910,"expiresAt":0,"images":[{"sourceUrl":null,"sourceCredit":null,"callToActionUrl":null,"captionCredit":"AFP","altText":"Workers take down a McDonald's sign from a restaurant in Almaty, Kazakhstan","callToActionText":null,"width":960,"caption":"Workers take down a McDonald's sign from a restaurant in Almaty, Kazakhstan","url":"https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/07\/29\/13\/34\/{{w}}x{{h}}_cmsv2_f7a4e2c6-af92-5b2e-a2c8-f5ea75ad0c55-7291334.jpg","captionUrl":null,"height":540}],"authors":{"journalists":[],"producers":[],"videoEditor":[]},"keywords":[{"urlSafeValue":"sanctions","titleRaw":"Sanctions","id":12824,"title":"Sanctions","slug":"sanctions"},{"urlSafeValue":"food","titleRaw":"Food","id":11396,"title":"Food","slug":"food"},{"urlSafeValue":"restaurant","titleRaw":"restaurant","id":18570,"title":"restaurant","slug":"restaurant"}],"widgets":[],"related":[{"id":2129192},{"id":2076140},{"id":2227724}],"technicalTags":[],"externalPartners":{"youtubeId":"YZ3XW8UAUWU","dailymotionId":"x8h02vt"},"video":1,"videos":[{"duration":35000,"editor":"","filesizeBytes":4174671,"format":"mp4","type":"normal","url":"https:\/\/video.euronews.com\/mp4\/med\/EN\/NW\/SU\/23\/01\/07\/en\/230107_NWSU_49844644_49845098_35000_145437_en.mp4","expiresAt":0,"quality":"md"},{"duration":35000,"editor":"","filesizeBytes":6442319,"format":"mp4","type":"normal","url":"https:\/\/video.euronews.com\/mp4\/EN\/NW\/SU\/23\/01\/07\/en\/230107_NWSU_49844644_49845098_35000_145437_en.mp4","expiresAt":0,"quality":"hd"}],"liveStream":[{"endDate":0,"startDate":0}],"scribbleLiveId":0,"scribbleLiveRibbon":0,"isLiveCoverage":0,"sourceId":1,"sources":[],"externalSource":null,"additionalSources":"","additionalReporting":"Euronews","freeField1":null,"freeField2":"","type":"normal","displayType":"default","program":{"id":"world","urlSafeValue":"world","title":"world news","online":1,"url":"\/\/www.euronews.com\/programs\/world"},"vertical":"news","verticals":[{"urlSafeValue":"news","id":1,"title":"News","slug":"news"}],"primaryVertical":{"id":1,"slug":"news","urlSafeValue":"news","title":"News"},"themes":[{"urlSafeValue":"news","id":"news","title":"World","url":"\/\/www.euronews.com\/news\/international"}],"primaryTheme":{"id":1,"urlSafeValue":"news","title":"World"},"advertising":0,"advertisingData":{"startDate":0,"endDate":0,"type":null,"slug":null,"title":null,"disclaimerLabelKey":null,"sponsor":null,"sponsorName":null,"sponsorUrl":null,"sponsorLogo":"","sponsorLogoReverse":"","isDfp":0},"geoLocation":{"lat":0,"lon":0},"location":1,"continent":{"id":12,"urlSafeValue":"asia","title":"Asia"},"country":{"id":162,"urlSafeValue":"kazakhstan","title":"Kazakhstan","url":"\/news\/asia\/kazakhstan"},"town":[],"grapeshot":"'gv_safe','gs_food','gb_safe','gs_busfin_business_large','gs_shopping_grocery','gs_busfin_business','gs_shopping','gs_busfin','gs_attractions_barrestaurant','gs_food_estab'","versions":[],"programDeliverable":{"slug":"sujet","format":"default"},"showOpinionDisclaimer":0,"allViews":0,"allViewsMeta":{"pointOfView":[],"survey":[],"tweetId":0,"tweet2NdId":0,"displayOverlay":0},"storyTranslationMethod":[],"localisation":[],"daletEventName":"MCDONLADS LEAVES KAZAKHSTAN","path":"\/2023\/01\/07\/mcdonalds-outlets-in-kazakhstan-close-due-to-supply-issues","lastModified":1673103910},{"id":2132212,"cid":7210310,"versionId":2,"archive":0,"housenumber":"221202_FOSU_49231555","owner":"euronews","isMagazine":1,"isBreakingNews":0,"channels":[{"id":1},{"id":2},{"id":4},{"id":5},{"id":10},{"id":12},{"id":14}],"status":2,"title":"Betting on renewables: can Kazakhstan become carbon neutral by 2060?","titleSeo":null,"titleListing1":"Betting on renewables: can Kazakhstan become carbon neutral by 2060?","titleListing2":"Kazakhstan is betting on solar panels and wind turbines for its future energy needs. \u201cStudies confirm that in Kazakhstan, the wind energy potential is about one trillion kilowatt hours per year.\" Bagdat Oral, Chairman Of CAEPCO JSC. ","leadin":"In recent years Kazakhstan has brought the share of renewable energy in total electricity production to 4 percent. Kazakhstan has now established around 130 renewable energy facilities, and the country's potential for green energy generation is huge.","summary":"In recent years Kazakhstan has brought the share of renewable energy in total electricity production to 4 percent. Kazakhstan has now established around 130 renewable energy facilities, and the country's potential for green energy generation is huge.","keySentence":"","url":"betting-on-renewables-can-kazakhstan-become-carbon-neutral-by-2060","canonical":"https:\/\/www.euronews.com\/business\/2022\/12\/02\/betting-on-renewables-can-kazakhstan-become-carbon-neutral-by-2060","masterCms":"v2","plainText":"Kazakhstan has set an ambitious goal - to reach carbon neutrality by 2060.\u00a0In recent years it has brought the share of renewable energy in total electricity production to 4 percent.\u00a0It is the sun and the wind that this vast country counts on in its green energy transition. \n\nAstana Expo 2017 is one of the biggest wind power plants in the country, with 29 wind turbines with a total capacity of 100 megawatts producing green energy 40 km from Kazakhstan\u2019s capital.\u00a0 \n\n\"Studies confirm that in Kazakhstan, the wind energy potential is about one trillion kilowatt hours per year.\" Says\u00a0Bagdat Oral, Chairman Of CAEPCO JSC. \"That is, there is potential and it must be developed with a balanced approach. If we talk specifically about our wind farm in Astana the generation during the year is about 300 million kilowatt-hours. For understanding, this is commensurate with the consumption of about 80,000 residential apartments.\" \n\n\nWind turbines brought here from Europe, are equipped with an ice detection system and operate safely in Kazakhstan\u2019s extremely hot summers and cold winters.\u00a0The green energy produced here reduces greenhouse gas emissions by 270,000 tons annually. \n\nGreen electricity is supplied to the national grid. The state now guarantees its redemption from enterprises for 20 years and indexes tariffs. Since 2018, Kazakhstan has had a system of electronic auctions to attract investment in the renewable energy sector. \n\n\u201cMore than 200 companies have taken part in these electronic transparent auctions, from 9 countries of the world, more than 60 contracts have been signed, which means that Kazakhstan attracts international investors into green energy.\u201d Explains\u00a0 Nurlan Kapenov, Chairman Of The Board of, Qazaq Green Association . \n\n\nInternational energy company Eni has been present in Kazakhstan since 1992. Four years ago Eni Plenitude through Arm Wind started to invest here in renewable energy. Badamsha 1 in the Aktobe region was the first wind farm built by the company worldwide. This year the construction of the second wind farm has been completed. \n\n\u201cAs a company, we bring investments, technology, and industrial capacity to realise such big green projects, which are in line with the\u00a0 country's decarbonisation and energy transition targets \u201d. Says\u00a0 Alex Stillavato, the Managing Director of Arm Wind, Eni Plenitude. \n\n\nThis is one of the biggest investment projects and another pioneer of Kazakhstan\u2019s green energy transition \u2013 the SES Saran solar plant in the Karaganda region constructed by German company Goldbeck Solar . Launched in 2019 it produces more than 125 million kilowatt hours per year. \n\n\u201cThe uniqueness of this project lies in the fact that this is the very first large solar power plant in Kazakhstan and the entire Central Asian region.\" Says\u00a0 Evgeniy Grebennikov, General Director of SES Saran LLP. \" This was the very first positive message to foreign investors to invest in solar energy in Kazakhstan.\u201d \n\nThose solar panels belong to the latest generation and do not have any metal frame. It allows the snow \u2013 and there is a lot of it in Kazakhstan - and the rain not to accumulate on the surface but to slide safely down to the ground. There are now around 130 renewable energy facilities in Kazakhstan , and the country's potential is huge. \n\nBolat Akchulakov, is the Energy Minister, for the Govt. of Kazakhstan.\u00a0 \u201cThe bet is on the wind, the bet is on the sun, on hydroelectric power plants, there is a very big potential there. We are closely watching technological development. And our scientists are also thinking about how to make renewable energy sources a full-fledged replacement for fossil fuel stations in the future. This is the biggest challenge not only for Kazakhstan but for the whole world today\u201d. \n\nThis futurist mosque in Astana is getting all its light and heat from its solar panels. Such small-scale sustainable projects set the green energy direction for Kazakhstan\u2019s modern life and are important for locals. \n\n\u201cIt is called an eco-mosque because it provides itself with energy.\" Explains Rashid Alpisbayev, Imam of the Iriskeldy Kazhy Mosque. \"The greatest thing is that there is no harm either to the environment or to the population, only benefits.\u201d \n\n","htmlText":"<p><strong>Kazakhstan has set an ambitious goal - to reach carbon neutrality by 2060.\u00a0In recent years it has brought the share of renewable energy in total electricity production to 4 percent.\u00a0It is the sun and the wind that this vast country counts on in its green energy transition.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a href=https://www.euronews.com/"https:////www.primeminister.kz//en//news//do-konca-t-g-ves-astana-expo-2017-vyydet-na-polnuyu-moshchnost-v-100-mvt-2384346/">Astana Expo 2017<\/a> is one of the biggest wind power plants in the country, with 29 wind turbines with a total capacity of 100 megawatts producing green energy 40 km from Kazakhstan\u2019s capital.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\"Studies confirm that in Kazakhstan, the wind energy potential is about one trillion kilowatt hours per year.\" Says\u00a0Bagdat Oral, Chairman Of CAEPCO JSC. \"That is, there is potential and it must be developed with a balanced approach. If we talk specifically about our wind farm in Astana the generation during the year is about 300 million kilowatt-hours. For understanding, this is commensurate with the consumption of about 80,000 residential apartments.\" <\/p>\n<div class=\"widget widget--type-image widget--size-fullwidth widget--animation-fade-in widget--align-center\" data-ratio=\"0.5625\">\n <div class=\"widget__wrapper\">\n <div class=\"widget__ratio widget__ratio--auto\">\n <div class=\"widget__contents\">\n <figure class=\"widget__figure\">\n <img class=\"widgetImage__image\" loading=\"lazy\" src=https://www.euronews.com/"https:////static.euronews.com//articles//stories//07//21//03//10//808x454_cmsv2_5cb5c6e6-195f-5a30-b696-98cc11346891-7210310.jpg/" alt=\"Euronews\" srcset=\"https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/07\/21\/03\/10\/384x216_cmsv2_5cb5c6e6-195f-5a30-b696-98cc11346891-7210310.jpg 384w, https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/07\/21\/03\/10\/640x360_cmsv2_5cb5c6e6-195f-5a30-b696-98cc11346891-7210310.jpg 640w, https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/07\/21\/03\/10\/750x422_cmsv2_5cb5c6e6-195f-5a30-b696-98cc11346891-7210310.jpg 750w, https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/07\/21\/03\/10\/828x466_cmsv2_5cb5c6e6-195f-5a30-b696-98cc11346891-7210310.jpg 828w, https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/07\/21\/03\/10\/1080x608_cmsv2_5cb5c6e6-195f-5a30-b696-98cc11346891-7210310.jpg 1080w, https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/07\/21\/03\/10\/1200x675_cmsv2_5cb5c6e6-195f-5a30-b696-98cc11346891-7210310.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/07\/21\/03\/10\/1920x1080_cmsv2_5cb5c6e6-195f-5a30-b696-98cc11346891-7210310.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 95vw, (max-width: 1024px) 80vw, (max-width: 1280px) 55vw, 728px\"\/>\n <figcaption class=\"widget__caption\">\n <span class=\"widget__captionWrap\">\n <span class=\"widget__captionText\">Astana Expo 2017 is one of the biggest wind power plants in the country<\/span>\n <span class=\"widget__captionCredit\">Euronews<\/span>\n <\/span>\n <\/figcaption>\n <\/figure>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p>Wind turbines brought here from Europe, are equipped with an ice detection system and operate safely in Kazakhstan\u2019s extremely hot summers and cold winters.\u00a0The green energy produced here reduces greenhouse gas emissions by 270,000 tons annually.<\/p>\n<div class=\"widget widget--type-quotation\n widget--size-fullwidth\n widget--align-center\">\n <div class=\"widget__wrapper\">\n <div class=\"widget__content\">\n <blockquote class=\"widget__quote\">\n <span class=\"widget__quoteText\">The Astana wind farm generates about 300 million kilowatt-hours per year.<br><br>...this is commensurate with the consumption of about 80,000 residential apartments.<\/span>\n <\/blockquote>\n <cite class=\"widget__author\">\n <div class=\"widget__authorText\">\n Bagdat Oral\n <\/div>\n <div class=\"widget__author_descriptionText\">\n Chairman of CAEPCO JSC\n <\/div>\n <\/cite>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p>Green electricity is supplied to the national grid. The state now guarantees its redemption from enterprises for 20 years and indexes tariffs. Since 2018, Kazakhstan has had a system of electronic auctions to attract investment in the renewable energy sector.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cMore than 200 companies have taken part in these electronic transparent auctions, from 9 countries of the world, more than 60 contracts have been signed, which means that Kazakhstan attracts international investors into green energy.\u201d Explains\u00a0Nurlan Kapenov, Chairman Of The Board of, <a href=https://www.euronews.com/"https:////qazaqgreen.kz//en/">Qazaq Green Association<\/a>. <\/p>\n<div class=\"widget widget--type-image widget--size-fullwidth widget--animation-fade-in widget--align-center\" data-ratio=\"0.5625\">\n <div class=\"widget__wrapper\">\n <div class=\"widget__ratio widget__ratio--auto\">\n <div class=\"widget__contents\">\n <figure class=\"widget__figure\">\n <img class=\"widgetImage__image\" loading=\"lazy\" src=https://www.euronews.com/"https:////static.euronews.com//articles//stories//07//21//03//10//808x454_cmsv2_444432c7-e79d-55dd-b2a0-37a9c647d7b7-7210310.jpg/" alt=\"Euronews\" srcset=\"https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/07\/21\/03\/10\/384x216_cmsv2_444432c7-e79d-55dd-b2a0-37a9c647d7b7-7210310.jpg 384w, https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/07\/21\/03\/10\/640x360_cmsv2_444432c7-e79d-55dd-b2a0-37a9c647d7b7-7210310.jpg 640w, https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/07\/21\/03\/10\/750x422_cmsv2_444432c7-e79d-55dd-b2a0-37a9c647d7b7-7210310.jpg 750w, https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/07\/21\/03\/10\/828x466_cmsv2_444432c7-e79d-55dd-b2a0-37a9c647d7b7-7210310.jpg 828w, https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/07\/21\/03\/10\/1080x608_cmsv2_444432c7-e79d-55dd-b2a0-37a9c647d7b7-7210310.jpg 1080w, https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/07\/21\/03\/10\/1200x675_cmsv2_444432c7-e79d-55dd-b2a0-37a9c647d7b7-7210310.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/07\/21\/03\/10\/1920x1080_cmsv2_444432c7-e79d-55dd-b2a0-37a9c647d7b7-7210310.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 95vw, (max-width: 1024px) 80vw, (max-width: 1280px) 55vw, 728px\"\/>\n <figcaption class=\"widget__caption\">\n <span class=\"widget__captionWrap\">\n <span class=\"widget__captionText\">Sunset over Kazakhstan<\/span>\n <span class=\"widget__captionCredit\">Euronews<\/span>\n <\/span>\n <\/figcaption>\n <\/figure>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p>International energy company <a href=https://www.euronews.com/"https:////www.eni.com//en-IT//home.html/">Eni has been present in Kazakhstan since 1992. Four years ago <a href=https://www.euronews.com/"https:////www.eni.com//en-IT//media//press-release//2022//03//eni-inaugurates-its-second-wind-farm-in-kazakhstan.html/">Eni Plenitude through Arm Wind<\/a> started to invest here in renewable energy. <a href=https://www.euronews.com/"https:////www.eni.com//en-IT//operations//kazakhstan-badamsha.html/">Badamsha 1<\/a> in the Aktobe region was the first wind farm built by the company worldwide. This year the construction of the second wind farm has been completed.<\/p>\n<div class=\"widget widget--type-quotation\n widget--size-fullwidth\n widget--align-center\">\n <div class=\"widget__wrapper\">\n <div class=\"widget__content\">\n <blockquote class=\"widget__quote\">\n <span class=\"widget__quoteText\">The uniqueness of this project lies in the fact that this is the very first large solar power plant in Kazakhstan and the entire Central Asian region.<\/span>\n <\/blockquote>\n <cite class=\"widget__author\">\n <div class=\"widget__authorText\">\n Evgeniy Grebennikov\n <\/div>\n <div class=\"widget__author_descriptionText\">\n General Director of SES Saran LLP\n <\/div>\n <\/cite>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p>\u201cAs a company, we bring investments, technology, and industrial capacity to realise such big green projects, which are in line with the\u00a0country's decarbonisation and energy transition targets\u201d. Says\u00a0Alex Stillavato, the Managing Director of Arm Wind, Eni Plenitude. <\/p>\n<p>This is one of the biggest investment projects and another pioneer of Kazakhstan\u2019s green energy transition \u2013 the SES Saran solar plant in the Karaganda region constructed by German company <a href=https://www.euronews.com/"https:////goldbecksolar.com//en///">Goldbeck Solar<\/a>. Launched in 2019 it produces more than 125 million kilowatt hours per year.<\/p>\n<div class=\"widget widget--type-image widget--size-fullwidth widget--animation-fade-in widget--align-center\" data-ratio=\"0.5625\">\n <div class=\"widget__wrapper\">\n <div class=\"widget__ratio widget__ratio--auto\">\n <div class=\"widget__contents\">\n <figure class=\"widget__figure\">\n <img class=\"widgetImage__image\" loading=\"lazy\" src=https://www.euronews.com/"https:////static.euronews.com//articles//stories//07//21//03//10//808x454_cmsv2_af14947a-d49c-5598-a097-8c0528d62ce3-7210310.jpg/" alt=\"Euronews\" srcset=\"https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/07\/21\/03\/10\/384x216_cmsv2_af14947a-d49c-5598-a097-8c0528d62ce3-7210310.jpg 384w, https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/07\/21\/03\/10\/640x360_cmsv2_af14947a-d49c-5598-a097-8c0528d62ce3-7210310.jpg 640w, https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/07\/21\/03\/10\/750x422_cmsv2_af14947a-d49c-5598-a097-8c0528d62ce3-7210310.jpg 750w, https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/07\/21\/03\/10\/828x466_cmsv2_af14947a-d49c-5598-a097-8c0528d62ce3-7210310.jpg 828w, https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/07\/21\/03\/10\/1080x608_cmsv2_af14947a-d49c-5598-a097-8c0528d62ce3-7210310.jpg 1080w, https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/07\/21\/03\/10\/1200x675_cmsv2_af14947a-d49c-5598-a097-8c0528d62ce3-7210310.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/07\/21\/03\/10\/1920x1080_cmsv2_af14947a-d49c-5598-a097-8c0528d62ce3-7210310.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 95vw, (max-width: 1024px) 80vw, (max-width: 1280px) 55vw, 728px\"\/>\n <figcaption class=\"widget__caption\">\n <span class=\"widget__captionWrap\">\n <span class=\"widget__captionText\">SES Saran LLP solar plant in the Karaganda region<\/span>\n <span class=\"widget__captionCredit\">Euronews<\/span>\n <\/span>\n <\/figcaption>\n <\/figure>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p>\u201cThe uniqueness of this project lies in the fact that this is the very first large solar power plant in Kazakhstan and the entire Central Asian region.\" Says\u00a0Evgeniy Grebennikov, General Director of SES Saran LLP. \"This was the very first positive message to foreign investors to invest in solar energy in Kazakhstan.\u201d<\/p>\n<div class=\"widget widget--type-quotation\n widget--size-fullwidth\n widget--align-center\">\n <div class=\"widget__wrapper\">\n <div class=\"widget__content\">\n <blockquote class=\"widget__quote\">\n <span class=\"widget__quoteText\">Our scientists are also thinking about how to make renewable energy sources a full-fledged replacement for fossil fuel stations in the future.<\/span>\n <\/blockquote>\n <cite class=\"widget__author\">\n <div class=\"widget__authorText\">\n Bolat Akchulakov\n <\/div>\n <div class=\"widget__author_descriptionText\">\n Energy Minister, Govt. of Kazakhstan\n <\/div>\n <\/cite>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p>Those solar panels belong to the latest generation and do not have any metal frame. It allows the snow \u2013 and there is a lot of it in Kazakhstan - and the rain not to accumulate on the surface but to slide safely down to the ground. There are now around 130 renewable energy facilities in Kazakhstan, and the country's potential is huge.<\/p>\n<div class=\"widget widget--type-image widget--size-fullwidth widget--animation-fade-in widget--align-center\" data-ratio=\"0.5625\">\n <div class=\"widget__wrapper\">\n <div class=\"widget__ratio widget__ratio--auto\">\n <div class=\"widget__contents\">\n <figure class=\"widget__figure\">\n <img class=\"widgetImage__image\" loading=\"lazy\" src=https://www.euronews.com/"https:////static.euronews.com//articles//stories//07//21//03//10//808x454_cmsv2_19f91b7b-1161-5153-9a6e-23db64dea439-7210310.jpg/" alt=\"Euronews\" srcset=\"https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/07\/21\/03\/10\/384x216_cmsv2_19f91b7b-1161-5153-9a6e-23db64dea439-7210310.jpg 384w, https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/07\/21\/03\/10\/640x360_cmsv2_19f91b7b-1161-5153-9a6e-23db64dea439-7210310.jpg 640w, https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/07\/21\/03\/10\/750x422_cmsv2_19f91b7b-1161-5153-9a6e-23db64dea439-7210310.jpg 750w, https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/07\/21\/03\/10\/828x466_cmsv2_19f91b7b-1161-5153-9a6e-23db64dea439-7210310.jpg 828w, https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/07\/21\/03\/10\/1080x608_cmsv2_19f91b7b-1161-5153-9a6e-23db64dea439-7210310.jpg 1080w, https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/07\/21\/03\/10\/1200x675_cmsv2_19f91b7b-1161-5153-9a6e-23db64dea439-7210310.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/07\/21\/03\/10\/1920x1080_cmsv2_19f91b7b-1161-5153-9a6e-23db64dea439-7210310.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 95vw, (max-width: 1024px) 80vw, (max-width: 1280px) 55vw, 728px\"\/>\n <figcaption class=\"widget__caption\">\n <span class=\"widget__captionWrap\">\n <span class=\"widget__captionText\">Iriskeldy Kazhy Mosque - the 'eco-mosque'<\/span>\n <span class=\"widget__captionCredit\">Euronews<\/span>\n <\/span>\n <\/figcaption>\n <\/figure>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p>Bolat Akchulakov, is the Energy Minister, for the Govt. of Kazakhstan.\u00a0\u201cThe bet is on the wind, the bet is on the sun, on hydroelectric power plants, there is a very big potential there. We are closely watching technological development. And our scientists are also thinking about how to make renewable energy sources a full-fledged replacement for fossil fuel stations in the future. This is the biggest challenge not only for Kazakhstan but for the whole world today\u201d.<\/p>\n<p>This futurist mosque in Astana is getting all its light and heat from its solar panels. Such small-scale sustainable projects set the green energy direction for Kazakhstan\u2019s modern life and are important for locals.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt is called an eco-mosque because it provides itself with energy.\" Explains Rashid Alpisbayev, Imam of the Iriskeldy Kazhy Mosque. \"The greatest thing is that there is no harm either to the environment or to the population, only 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marginalise some of the Central Asian country's longtime powerful figures, faced little-known challengers. \n\nFive candidates were on the ballot against Tokayev, but with a short campaign period that began in late October, they have had little opportunity to mount significant challenges.\u00a0 \n\nTokayev, apparently confident of holding a strong advantage, stayed away from a nationally televised election debate. \n\nVoter turnout stood at 69.44%, with five other candidates scoring in the low single digits, data showed. The second most popular option picked by voters was \"against everyone\", with 5.8% of ballots. \n\nSeveral fellow central Asian leaders congratulated Tokayev on Monday morning before the preliminary results were announced, as exit polls published earlier showed similar figures. \n\nKazakhstan keeps its distance from Moscow \n\nThe election for a seven-year term comes as Tokayev has taken steps to keep Kazakhstan's distance from longtime ally and dominant regional power Russia.\u00a0 \n\nH e pointedly said the country did not recognise the Ukrainian regions that Russia declared to be sovereign states at the outset of the conflict that began when Russia invaded Ukraine on 24 February. \n\nKazakhstan has taken in hundreds of thousands of Russians who fled after President Vladimir Putin issued a conscription order in September. \n\nWhen Tokayev became president in 2019 following the resignation of Nazarbayev, he was widely expected to continue the authoritarian course of the man who had led the resource-rich country since it gained independence from the Soviet Union.\u00a0 \n\nNazarbayev remained highly influential as head of the national security council, and the capital was renamed Nur-Sultan in his honour. \n\nThen a wave of violence shook the country in January, when provincial protests initially sparked by a fuel price hike engulfed other cities, notably the commercial capital, Almaty, and became overtly political as demonstrators shouted \u201cOld man out!\u201d in reference to Nazarbayev. More than 220 people, mostly protesters, died as police harshly put down the unrest. \n\nAmid the violence, Tokayev removed Nazarbayev from his security council post. He restored the capital's previous name of Astana, and the Parliament of Kazakhstan repealed a law granting Nazarbayev and his family immunity from prosecution. \n\nTokayev later pushed through reforms that included strengthening the parliament, reducing presidential powers and limiting the presidency to a single seven-year term -- meaning he could stay in office until 2029, if he wins Sunday's election. \n\n\u201cThere may be optimism when it comes to (Tokayev's) promise to reform the political system even as concerns remain that Tokayev will ultimately prioritize his own interests -- and those of other elites -- over the cause of democratization,\u201d analyst Temur Umarov wrote in a commentary for the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace. \n\nSome critics have suggested that the snap election for the seven-year term is less an effort toward genuine reform than Tokayev's attempt to extend his time in office; his current term would end in 2024. \n\nA report by the Organisation for Security and Cooperation Europe's election observation mission noted that \u201cdespite the fact that candidates started to hold meetings across the country ... the campaign thus far is low-key and has generated little interest and debate.\u201d \n\n","htmlText":"<p>Kazakh President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev secured a second term in Sunday's snap election, winning 81.31% of the vote, the central Asian nation's Central Election Commission said on Monday, citing preliminary data.<\/p>\n<p>The 69-year-old former diplomat had been widely expected to extend his rule over the oil-rich nation by seven years and get a strong mandate to continue his increasingly independent foreign policy as the former Soviet republic navigates the Russia-Ukraine crisis.<\/p>\n<p>Tokayev's result affirmed the sort of overwhelming personal mandate that Nursultan Nazarbayev routinely secured as he built a personality cult over five successive terms. <\/p>\n<p>Tokayev, who faced a bloody outburst of unrest early this year and then moved to marginalise some of the Central Asian country's longtime powerful figures, faced little-known challengers.<\/p>\n<p>Five candidates were on the ballot against Tokayev, but with a short campaign period that began in late October, they have had little opportunity to mount significant challenges.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Tokayev, apparently confident of holding a strong advantage, stayed away from a nationally televised election debate.<\/p>\n<p>Voter turnout stood at 69.44%, with five other candidates scoring in the low single digits, data showed. The second most popular option picked by voters was \"against everyone\", with 5.8% of ballots.<\/p>\n<p>Several fellow central Asian leaders congratulated Tokayev on Monday morning before the preliminary results were announced, as exit polls published earlier showed similar figures.<\/p>\n<h2>Kazakhstan keeps its distance from Moscow<\/h2><p>The election for a seven-year term comes as Tokayev has taken steps to keep Kazakhstan's distance from longtime ally and dominant regional power Russia.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>He pointedly said the country did not recognise the Ukrainian regions that Russia declared to be sovereign states at the outset of the conflict that began when Russia invaded Ukraine on 24 February.<\/p>\n<p>Kazakhstan has taken in hundreds of thousands of Russians who fled after President Vladimir Putin issued a conscription order in September.<\/p>\n<p>When Tokayev became president in 2019 following the resignation of Nazarbayev, he was widely expected to continue the authoritarian course of the man who had led the resource-rich country since it gained independence from the Soviet Union.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Nazarbayev remained highly influential as head of the national security council, and the capital was renamed Nur-Sultan in his honour.<\/p>\n<p>Then a wave of violence shook the country in January, when provincial protests initially sparked by a fuel price hike engulfed other cities, notably the commercial capital, Almaty, and became overtly political as demonstrators shouted \u201cOld man out!\u201d in reference to Nazarbayev. More than 220 people, mostly protesters, died as police harshly put down the unrest.<\/p>\n<div\n data-stories-id=\"7170406,7058256,7199258\"\n data-event=\"widget_related\"\n class=\"widget widget--type-related widget--size-fullwidth widget--align-center\">\n <div class=\"widget__wrapper\">\n <div class=\"widget__ratio widget__ratio--auto\">\n <div class=\"widget__contents\">\n <ul class=\"widget__related_list\"><li class=\"widget__related_listItem\"> <a href=https://www.euronews.com/"https:////www.euronews.com//2022//09//28//russians-flee-to-kazakhstan-to-avoid-call-up-for-war-in-ukraine/">Russians flee to Kazakhstan to avoid call-up for war in Ukraine<\/a> <\/li><li class=\"widget__related_listItem\"> <a href=https://www.euronews.com/"https:////www.euronews.com//travel//2022//11//18//kazakhstan-experience-four-seasons-in-four-days-in-the-worlds-biggest-landlocked-country/">Kazakhstan: Experience \u2018four seasons in four days\u2019 in the world\u2019s biggest landlocked country<\/a> <\/li><li class=\"widget__related_listItem\"> <a href=https://www.euronews.com/"https:////www.euronews.com//2022//11//02//kazakhstans-president-signs-amnesty-law-following-january-riots/">Kazakhstan's president signs amnesty law following January riots<\/a> <\/li><\/ul>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p>Amid the violence, Tokayev removed Nazarbayev from his security council post. He restored the capital's previous name of Astana, and the Parliament of Kazakhstan repealed a law granting Nazarbayev and his family immunity from prosecution.<\/p>\n<p>Tokayev later pushed through reforms that included strengthening the parliament, reducing presidential powers and limiting the presidency to a single seven-year term -- meaning he could stay in office until 2029, if he wins Sunday's election.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThere may be optimism when it comes to (Tokayev's) promise to reform the political system even as concerns remain that Tokayev will ultimately prioritize his own interests -- and those of other elites -- over the cause of democratization,\u201d analyst Temur Umarov wrote in a commentary for the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace.<\/p>\n<p>Some critics have suggested that the snap election for the seven-year term is less an effort toward genuine reform than Tokayev's attempt to extend his time in office; his current term would end in 2024.<\/p>\n<p>A report 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KAZAKHSTAN ELECTION ","path":"\/2022\/11\/20\/kazakhstan-goes-to-the-polls-in-low-key-snap-presidential-election","lastModified":1669012490},{"id":2127336,"cid":7199258,"versionId":1,"archive":0,"housenumber":"221117_TCSU_49147786","owner":"euronews","isMagazine":0,"isBreakingNews":0,"channels":[{"id":1},{"id":2},{"id":4},{"id":5},{"id":10},{"id":12},{"id":14}],"status":2,"title":"Kazakhstan: Experience \u2018four seasons in four days\u2019 in the world\u2019s biggest landlocked country","titleSeo":null,"titleListing1":"In Kazakhstan, locals are taking tourism into their own hands","titleListing2":"Kazakhstan: Experience \u2018four seasons in four days\u2019 in the world\u2019s biggest landlocked country","leadin":"From the ski slopes to the desert, Kazakhstan is a must for adventurers and sports fans.","summary":"From the ski slopes to the desert, Kazakhstan is a must for adventurers and sports fans.","keySentence":"","url":"kazakhstan-experience-four-seasons-in-four-days-in-the-worlds-biggest-landlocked-country","canonical":"https:\/\/www.euronews.com\/travel\/2022\/11\/18\/kazakhstan-experience-four-seasons-in-four-days-in-the-worlds-biggest-landlocked-country","masterCms":"v2","plainText":"Kazakhstan may be the largest landlocked country in the world, but within its borders you\u2019ll find serene lakes, singing sand dunes and windswept canyons. \nWith natural wonders, exciting cities and lots of winter sports, the central Asian country is determined to become the next big t ourist destination . \n\nAnd with Elena Rybakina winning the Women\u2019s Wimbledon Championship earlier this year, the country is starting to get more attention from sports fans, as Talgat Amanbayev, Chairman of Kazakh Tourism explains. \n\n\u201cKazakhstan has been hosting numerous international events. We had the Asian Winter Games in 2011, and we almost got the Winter Olympics this year, but we were the second city. We\u2019re hoping to apply again,\u201d he says. \n\nCan I go skiing in Kazakhstan? \n\nThe country also hosted the 2017 Winter Universiade, winter games for university students aged 17 to 28. Kazakhstan is blessed with many mountains, and its biggest ski resort Shymbulak can be found in the Zailiyski Alatau mountains, just outside of Almaty, the country\u2019s largest city. \n\n\u201cWe've got 17 ski resorts. Three of them are top level,\u201d continues Amanbayev. \n\n\u201cWe did a campaign in 2019 in Italy, saying \u2018you can get a ski pass for the price of three cups of coffee and there is no queue.\u2019 Whereas in Europe you have to wait in long queues, you wait for 30 minutes just to do one slope.\u201d \n\nIf skiing isn\u2019t your thing though, the country will also be hosting the World Nomad Games in 2024. The competition is a showcase for nomadic sport in central Asia, featuring traditional games like horseback wrestling, hunting with eagles and archery. \n\n\nWhere can I experience \u2018four seasons in four days\u2019? \n\nBeyond the ski slopes, Kazakhstan is also a must for nature lovers . From April until mid-September the country offers tourists the chance to experience four seasons in four days, just outside of Almaty. \n\n\u201cAlmaty is a unique location, it's our former capital. It's surrounded by mountains, there are five national parks within a 30 minute drive and there is a high altitude change, that's 3,600 metres of change,\u201d explains Amanbayev. \n\n\u201cAnd what this new product does is it takes you up to the mountain where it is -25 degrees Celsius, there\u2019s snow everywhere, it\u2019s chilly, you\u2019re snowboarding, skiing, skating .\u201d \n\nOn the second day, continues Amanbayev, you\u2019ll get taken down to the lakes where you\u2019ll experience \u2018spring\u2019. There\u2019ll still be some snow, but also grassland and wildflowers too . \n\n\u201cAnd then on the third day you\u2019ll be taken to our singing dunes. Singing dune is a desert, a national park near Almaty, and it\u2019s very hot, 36 degrees Celsius hot,\u201d he explains. \n\nSaid to emit the sound of an organ when the weather is dry, the singing dunes are also a great place to participate in adventure sports like paragliding and rafting. \n\nFor the fourth and final season of autumn, the tour takes you down into the Charyn canyon , one of the world\u2019s largest, where conditions may be muddy and rainy, but the views and rock formations are spectacular. \n\n\nCommunity-based tourism in Kazakhstan \n\nIf you\u2019re looking for something a bit different, and want to get to know the locals, then community based tourism might be for you. \n\n\u201cThis is something new, something that appeared during COVID,\u201d explains Amanbayev. \n\n\u201cImagine a place up in the mountains, maybe a one hour drive away from Almaty . There is a village, with a very small population, maybe 2,000 people living there. Most of them are working as taxi drivers or labourers in the city and then coming back to a village,\u201d he continues. \n\n\u201cBut there is a beautiful lake there right? During COVID people started visiting this lake . And because of the high demand, there was a shortage of hotels. So the local people started renting their apartments as co-living spaces.\u201d \n\nAs the demand for hotels grew, the local people of Saty Village, which sits on the shore of Kolsai Lake, started turning their homes into guesthouses. Before long, the village set up a community Whatsapp group and the locals began working together to organise experiences, such as horseback riding, for visiting tourists. \n\n\u201cAnd the interesting thing about it is they started to care about sustainability, they started cleaning up the territory, taking care of the lake, taking care of nature , all by themselves. \n\n\u201cBecause this became their business. People stopped working in the city, now all the youngsters started working in the village because this is good money.\u201d \n\nAs a result, a village which had four hotels and four guesthouses in 2019, had 178 guesthouses and 88 hotels in 2021. \n\n\u201cIt has become a hot thing,\u201d says Amanbayev. \n\n\u201cIt goes along with the sustainability story and it involves very little government. It's just people taking responsibility and looking at tourism not as a hobby, but as a way of living.\u201d \n\n","htmlText":"<p>Kazakhstan may be the largest landlocked country in the world, but within its borders you\u2019ll find serene lakes, singing sand dunes and windswept canyons. <\/p>\n<p>With natural wonders, exciting cities and lots of winter sports, the central Asian country is determined to become the next big t**<a href=https://www.euronews.com/"https:////www.euronews.com//travel//2012//09//12//almaty-kazakhstan-s-garden-village/">ourist destination<\/a>**.<\/p>\n<p>And with Elena Rybakina winning the Women\u2019s Wimbledon Championship earlier this year, the country is starting to get more attention from sports fans, as Talgat Amanbayev, Chairman of Kazakh Tourism explains.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cKazakhstan has been hosting numerous international events. We had the Asian Winter Games in 2011, and we almost got the <strong><a href=https://www.euronews.com/"https:////www.euronews.com//travel//2022//01//15//murren-ski-resort-celebrates-100-anniversary-infamous-slalom-race/">Winter Olympics<\/a><\/strong> this year, but we were the second city. We\u2019re hoping to apply again,\u201d he says.<\/p>\n<h2><strong>Can I go skiing in Kazakhstan?<\/strong><\/h2><div class=\"widget widget--type-image widget--size-fullwidth widget--animation-ease-in-up widget--align-center\" data-ratio=\"0.5625\">\n <div class=\"widget__wrapper\">\n <div class=\"widget__ratio widget__ratio--auto\">\n <div class=\"widget__contents\">\n <figure class=\"widget__figure\">\n <img class=\"widgetImage__image\" loading=\"lazy\" src=https://www.euronews.com/"https:////static.euronews.com//articles//stories//07//19//92//58//808x454_cmsv2_60a0ea6e-d41e-5e1a-93d2-6201b9914cc2-7199258.jpg/" alt=\"Canva\" srcset=\"https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/07\/19\/92\/58\/384x216_cmsv2_60a0ea6e-d41e-5e1a-93d2-6201b9914cc2-7199258.jpg 384w, https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/07\/19\/92\/58\/640x360_cmsv2_60a0ea6e-d41e-5e1a-93d2-6201b9914cc2-7199258.jpg 640w, https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/07\/19\/92\/58\/750x422_cmsv2_60a0ea6e-d41e-5e1a-93d2-6201b9914cc2-7199258.jpg 750w, https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/07\/19\/92\/58\/828x466_cmsv2_60a0ea6e-d41e-5e1a-93d2-6201b9914cc2-7199258.jpg 828w, https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/07\/19\/92\/58\/1080x608_cmsv2_60a0ea6e-d41e-5e1a-93d2-6201b9914cc2-7199258.jpg 1080w, https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/07\/19\/92\/58\/1200x675_cmsv2_60a0ea6e-d41e-5e1a-93d2-6201b9914cc2-7199258.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/07\/19\/92\/58\/1920x1080_cmsv2_60a0ea6e-d41e-5e1a-93d2-6201b9914cc2-7199258.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 95vw, (max-width: 1024px) 80vw, (max-width: 1280px) 55vw, 728px\"\/>\n <figcaption class=\"widget__caption\">\n <span class=\"widget__captionWrap\">\n <span class=\"widget__captionText\">Mountains in Almaty, Kazakhstan<\/span>\n <span class=\"widget__captionCredit\">Canva<\/span>\n <\/span>\n <\/figcaption>\n <\/figure>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p>The country also hosted the 2017 Winter Universiade, winter games for university students aged 17 to 28. Kazakhstan is blessed with many mountains, and its biggest ski resort <strong><a href=https://www.euronews.com/"https:////www.euronews.com//travel//2018//12//17//shymbulak-kazakhstan-s-winter-kingdom/">Shymbulak can be found in the Zailiyski Alatau mountains, just outside of Almaty, the country\u2019s largest city.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe've got 17 ski resorts. Three of them are top level,\u201d continues Amanbayev.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe did a campaign in 2019 in Italy, saying \u2018you can get a ski pass for the price of three cups of coffee and there is no queue.\u2019 Whereas in Europe you have to wait in long queues, you wait for 30 minutes just to do one slope.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>If skiing isn\u2019t your thing though, the country will also be hosting the World Nomad Games in 2024. The competition is a showcase for <strong><a href=https://www.euronews.com/"https:////www.euronews.com//travel//2018//12//17//dog-sledding-in-kazakhstan-takes-off/">nomadic sport<\/a><\/strong> in central Asia, featuring traditional games like horseback wrestling, hunting with eagles and archery. <\/p>\n<div\n data-stories-id=\"7198592,7187654\"\n data-event=\"widget_related\"\n class=\"widget widget--type-related widget--size-fullwidth widget--align-center\">\n <div class=\"widget__wrapper\">\n <div class=\"widget__ratio widget__ratio--auto\">\n <div class=\"widget__contents\">\n <ul class=\"widget__related_list\"><li class=\"widget__related_listItem\"> <a href=https://www.euronews.com/"https:////www.euronews.com//travel//2022//11//11//rihanna-rum-and-a-female-pm-the-new-republic-of-barbados-is-a-hot-spot-for-2023/"> Rihanna, rum and a female PM: The new republic of Barbados is a hot spot for 2023<\/a> <\/li><li class=\"widget__related_listItem\"> <a href=https://www.euronews.com/"https:////www.euronews.com//travel//2022//11//17//kerala-has-some-of-the-worlds-most-magical-festivals-here-are-6-of-the-best/">Kerala has some of the world's most magical festivals. Here are 6 of the best.<\/a> <\/li><\/ul>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<h2>Where can I experience \u2018four seasons in four days\u2019?<\/h2><div class=\"widget widget--type-image widget--size-fullwidth widget--animation-ease-in-up widget--align-center\" data-ratio=\"0.5625\">\n <div class=\"widget__wrapper\">\n <div class=\"widget__ratio widget__ratio--auto\">\n <div class=\"widget__contents\">\n <figure class=\"widget__figure\">\n <img class=\"widgetImage__image\" loading=\"lazy\" src=https://www.euronews.com/"https:////static.euronews.com//articles//stories//07//19//92//58//808x454_cmsv2_ee1397c3-6ab6-528e-a022-0d6265430666-7199258.jpg/" alt=\"Canva\" srcset=\"https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/07\/19\/92\/58\/384x216_cmsv2_ee1397c3-6ab6-528e-a022-0d6265430666-7199258.jpg 384w, https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/07\/19\/92\/58\/640x360_cmsv2_ee1397c3-6ab6-528e-a022-0d6265430666-7199258.jpg 640w, https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/07\/19\/92\/58\/750x422_cmsv2_ee1397c3-6ab6-528e-a022-0d6265430666-7199258.jpg 750w, https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/07\/19\/92\/58\/828x466_cmsv2_ee1397c3-6ab6-528e-a022-0d6265430666-7199258.jpg 828w, https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/07\/19\/92\/58\/1080x608_cmsv2_ee1397c3-6ab6-528e-a022-0d6265430666-7199258.jpg 1080w, https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/07\/19\/92\/58\/1200x675_cmsv2_ee1397c3-6ab6-528e-a022-0d6265430666-7199258.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/07\/19\/92\/58\/1920x1080_cmsv2_ee1397c3-6ab6-528e-a022-0d6265430666-7199258.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 95vw, (max-width: 1024px) 80vw, (max-width: 1280px) 55vw, 728px\"\/>\n <figcaption class=\"widget__caption\">\n <span class=\"widget__captionWrap\">\n <span class=\"widget__captionText\">A canyon in Kazakhstan<\/span>\n <span class=\"widget__captionCredit\">Canva<\/span>\n <\/span>\n <\/figcaption>\n <\/figure>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p>Beyond the ski slopes, Kazakhstan is also <strong><a href=https://www.euronews.com/"https:////www.euronews.com//travel//2018//09//13//off-road-adventures-in-kazakhstan-from-the-caspian-sea-to-the-black-mountain/">a must for nature lovers<\/a><\/strong>. From April until mid-September the country offers tourists the chance to experience four seasons in four days, just outside of Almaty.<\/p>\n<div class=\"widget widget--type-quotation\n widget--size-fullwidth\n widget--align-center\">\n <div class=\"widget__wrapper\">\n <div class=\"widget__content\">\n <blockquote class=\"widget__quote\">\n <span class=\"widget__quoteText\">Almaty is a unique location, it's our former capital. It's surrounded by mountains, there are five national parks within a 30 minute drive and there is a high altitude change, that's 3,600 metres of change.<\/span>\n <\/blockquote>\n <cite class=\"widget__author\">\n <div class=\"widget__authorText\">\n Talgat Amanbayev\n <\/div>\n <div class=\"widget__author_descriptionText\">\n Chairman of Kazakh Tourism\n <\/div>\n <\/cite>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p>\u201cAlmaty is a unique location, it's our former capital. It's surrounded by mountains, there are five national parks within a 30 minute drive and there is a high altitude change, that's 3,600 metres of change,\u201d explains Amanbayev.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAnd what this new product does is it takes you up to the mountain where it is -25 degrees Celsius, there\u2019s snow everywhere, it\u2019s chilly, you\u2019re <strong><a href=https://www.euronews.com/"https:////www.euronews.com//travel//2018//08//30//shymbulak-year-round-adventure-paradise-for-winter-sports-hiking-and-mountain-biking/">snowboarding, skiing, skating<\/a><\/strong>.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>On the second day, continues Amanbayev, you\u2019ll get taken down to the lakes where you\u2019ll experience \u2018spring\u2019. There\u2019ll still be some snow, but also <strong><a href=https://www.euronews.com/"https:////www.euronews.com//travel//2018//09//06//burabay-national-park-wild-nature-best-explored-on-horse-back/">grassland and wildflowers too<\/a><\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAnd then on the third day you\u2019ll be taken to our singing dunes. Singing dune is a desert, a national park near Almaty, and it\u2019s very hot, 36 degrees Celsius hot,\u201d he explains.<\/p>\n<p>Said to emit the sound of an organ when the weather is dry, the singing dunes are also a great place to participate in adventure sports like paragliding and rafting.<\/p>\n<p>For the fourth and final season of autumn, the tour takes you down into the Charyn <strong><a href=https://www.euronews.com/"https:////www.euronews.com//travel//2017//10//23//the-attraction-easily-mistaken-for-the-grand-canyon/">canyon, one of the world\u2019s largest, where conditions may be muddy and rainy, but the views and rock formations are spectacular. <\/p>\n<div\n data-stories-id=\"7183000\"\n data-event=\"widget_related\"\n class=\"widget widget--type-related widget--size-fullwidth widget--align-center\">\n <div class=\"widget__wrapper\">\n <div class=\"widget__ratio widget__ratio--auto\">\n <div class=\"widget__contents\">\n <ul class=\"widget__related_list\"><li class=\"widget__related_listItem\"> <a href=https://www.euronews.com/"https:////www.euronews.com//travel//2022//11//09//iceland-the-nordic-country-wants-sustainable-tourists-who-stay-for-longer/">Iceland: The Nordic country wants sustainable tourists, who stay for longer<\/a> <\/li><\/ul>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<h2>Community-based tourism in Kazakhstan<\/h2><div class=\"widget widget--type-image widget--size-fullwidth widget--animation-ease-in-up widget--align-center\" data-ratio=\"0.5625\">\n <div class=\"widget__wrapper\">\n <div class=\"widget__ratio widget__ratio--auto\">\n <div class=\"widget__contents\">\n <figure class=\"widget__figure\">\n <img class=\"widgetImage__image\" loading=\"lazy\" src=https://www.euronews.com/"https:////static.euronews.com//articles//stories//07//19//92//58//808x454_cmsv2_c5cada2f-d098-5bd4-8b74-1005d54e2308-7199258.jpg/" alt=\"Canva\" srcset=\"https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/07\/19\/92\/58\/384x216_cmsv2_c5cada2f-d098-5bd4-8b74-1005d54e2308-7199258.jpg 384w, https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/07\/19\/92\/58\/640x360_cmsv2_c5cada2f-d098-5bd4-8b74-1005d54e2308-7199258.jpg 640w, https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/07\/19\/92\/58\/750x422_cmsv2_c5cada2f-d098-5bd4-8b74-1005d54e2308-7199258.jpg 750w, https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/07\/19\/92\/58\/828x466_cmsv2_c5cada2f-d098-5bd4-8b74-1005d54e2308-7199258.jpg 828w, https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/07\/19\/92\/58\/1080x608_cmsv2_c5cada2f-d098-5bd4-8b74-1005d54e2308-7199258.jpg 1080w, https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/07\/19\/92\/58\/1200x675_cmsv2_c5cada2f-d098-5bd4-8b74-1005d54e2308-7199258.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/07\/19\/92\/58\/1920x1080_cmsv2_c5cada2f-d098-5bd4-8b74-1005d54e2308-7199258.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 95vw, (max-width: 1024px) 80vw, (max-width: 1280px) 55vw, 728px\"\/>\n <figcaption class=\"widget__caption\">\n <span class=\"widget__captionWrap\">\n <span class=\"widget__captionText\">The outskirts of Saty Village, Kazakhstan<\/span>\n <span class=\"widget__captionCredit\">Canva<\/span>\n <\/span>\n <\/figcaption>\n <\/figure>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p>If you\u2019re looking for something a bit different, and want to get to know the locals, then community based tourism might be for you.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThis is something new, something that appeared during COVID,\u201d explains Amanbayev.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cImagine a place up in the mountains, maybe a one hour drive away from <strong><a href=https://www.euronews.com/"https:////www.euronews.com//travel//2017//06//23//almaty-kazakhstan-s-first-capital-and-the-city-of-gardens/">Almaty. There is a village, with a very small population, maybe 2,000 people living there. Most of them are working as taxi drivers or labourers in the city and then coming back to a village,\u201d he continues.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cBut there is a beautiful lake there right? During COVID people started visiting <strong><a href=https://www.euronews.com/"https:////www.euronews.com//travel//2017//10//30//the-incredible-underwater-kazakh-forest/">this lake<\/a><\/strong>. And because of the high demand, there was a shortage of hotels. So the local people started renting their apartments as co-living spaces.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>As the demand for hotels grew, the local people of Saty Village, which sits on the shore of Kolsai Lake, started turning their homes into guesthouses. Before long, the village set up a community Whatsapp group and the locals began working together to organise experiences, such as horseback riding, for visiting tourists.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAnd the interesting thing about it is they started to care about sustainability, they started cleaning up the territory, taking care of the lake, <strong><a href=https://www.euronews.com/"https:////www.euronews.com//travel//2017//11//27//wine-making-at-the-foot-of-snow-covered-kazakh-mountains/">taking care of nature<\/a><\/strong>, all by themselves.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cBecause this became their business. People stopped working in the city, now all the youngsters started working in the village because this is good money.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>As a result, a village which had four hotels and four guesthouses in 2019, had 178 guesthouses and 88 hotels in 2021.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt has become a hot thing,\u201d says Amanbayev.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt goes along with the sustainability story and it involves very little government. 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\n\nAt least 238 people were also killed in the riots, which saw the country's influential former president Nursultan Nazarbayev ousted from positions of power.\u00a0During the riots, Tokayev had ordered police to \"shoot to kill\" and also called in support from Russian-led alliance troops. \n\nKazakh authorities have stated that nearly 12,000 people were\u00a0detained across the country in connection with January\u2019s protests. \n\nAccording to Kazakh prosecutors, nearly 900 of those arrested face various criminal charges, including mass rioting and acts of terrorism. \n\nThe amnesty law comes just\u00a0weeks before an early presidential election on November 20, where Tokayev is seeking a second term. \n\n","htmlText":"<p>Kazakhstan's president has signed an amnesty law for those arrested during the country's deadly riots earlier this year.<\/p>\n<p>Around 1,500 citizens who committed minor offences during the clashes between 4 and 7 January will be released or have their criminal records erased, according to the bill.<\/p>\n<p>This reportedly includes several police officers, who were accused of violence.<\/p>\n<p>But\u00a0Kazakh President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev\u00a0has repeatedly warned that amnesty would not be granted to those who face the most serious charges, including \"attempted coup\".<\/p>\n<p>Unprecedented demonstrations initially broke out in Kazakhstan over a rise in oil prices but later expanded into wider anger about living conditions in the central Asian country.<\/p>\n<p>At least 238 people were also killed in the riots, which saw the country's influential former president Nursultan Nazarbayev ousted from positions of power.\u00a0During the riots, Tokayev had ordered police to \"shoot to kill\" and also called in support from Russian-led alliance troops.<\/p>\n<div\n data-stories-id=\"6447236,6397402,6359720\"\n data-event=\"widget_related\"\n class=\"widget widget--type-related widget--size-fullwidth widget--align-center\">\n <div 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building another gas pipeline system and creating a gas hub in Turkey for sales to third countries, especially, of course, the European ones, if they are interested in this, of course,\" Russia's leader said. \n\nPresident Erdogan defended Turkey's continuing trade relations with Russia, highlighting the deal Ankara negotiated in July to allow Ukraine to export grain blockaded in Black Sea ports.\u00a0 \n\n\"While Turkey and Russia's steps will disturb certain circles, they will make less developed countries happy,\" said the Turkish leader. \n\nBut\u00a0Russia's UN ambassador in Geneva told Reuters on Thursday that it has submitted concerns to the UN about the agreement, hinting that Moscow may not renew it. \n\nPutin's initiative on a gas hub in Turkey comes at a time when Russian gas deliveries to Europe are being hit hard by Western sanctions against Russia, with the EU considering a cap on gas prices in the face of rising energy bills caused by Russia's offensive in Ukraine. \n\nHis hurried efforts to shore up support among historical allies and neighbours also comes after Russia's global isolation was reinforced by a UN vote condemning Moscow's annexation of occupied regions in Ukraine.\u00a0The Council of Europe on Thursday also adopted a resolution declaring Russia a terrorist state. \n\n","htmlText":"<p>Russia's President Vladimir Putin proposed on Thursday to his Turkish counterpart Recep Tayyip Erdogan to create a \"gas hub\" in Turkey to export gas to Europe, at a time when Russian deliveries to the EU are affected by sanctions and leaks from the Nord Stream pipeline.<\/p>\n<p>Meeting on the sidelines of\u00a0a regional leaders summit in\u00a0Kazakhstan's capital Astana, there was no talk of the war in Ukraine\u00a0despite speculation that Ankara might renew efforts to broker dialogue between Moscow and Kyiv.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Instead, Putin focused on a potential energy initiative.<\/p>\n<p>\"If Turkey and our possible buyers in other countries are interested, we could consider building another gas pipeline system and creating a gas hub in Turkey for sales to third countries, especially, of course, the European ones, if they are interested in this, of course,\" Russia's leader said.<\/p>\n<div\n data-stories-id=\"7111520,7109634,7107132\"\n data-event=\"widget_related\"\n class=\"widget widget--type-related widget--size-fullwidth widget--align-center\">\n <div class=\"widget__wrapper\">\n <div class=\"widget__ratio widget__ratio--auto\">\n <div class=\"widget__contents\">\n <ul class=\"widget__related_list\"><li class=\"widget__related_listItem\"> <a href=https://www.euronews.com/"https:////www.euronews.com//my-europe//2022//10//11//the-eus-tolerance-and-double-standards-with-turkey-embolden-erdogan-claims-cyprus-presiden/">The EU's 'tolerance' and 'double standards' with Turkey embolden Erdo\u011fan, claims Cyprus President<\/a> <\/li><li class=\"widget__related_listItem\"> <a href=https://www.euronews.com/"https:////www.euronews.com//2022//10//13//ukraine-war-come-back-to-the-negotiating-table-macron-tells-putin/">Ukraine war: 'Come back to the negotiating table,' Macron tells Putin<\/a> <\/li><li class=\"widget__related_listItem\"> <a href=https://www.euronews.com/"https:////www.euronews.com//my-europe//2022//10//12//putins-position-would-not-give-him-immunity-from-war-crime-prosecution-says-icc-chief-pros/">Putin's position would not give him 'immunity' from war crime prosecution, says ICC chief prosecutor<\/a> <\/li><\/ul>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p>President Erdogan defended Turkey's continuing trade relations with Russia, highlighting the deal Ankara negotiated in July to allow Ukraine to export grain blockaded in Black Sea ports.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\"While Turkey and Russia's steps will disturb certain circles, they will make less developed countries happy,\" said the Turkish leader.<\/p>\n<p>But\u00a0Russia's UN ambassador in Geneva told Reuters on Thursday that it has submitted concerns to the UN about the agreement, hinting that Moscow may not renew it.<\/p>\n<p>Putin's initiative on a gas hub in Turkey comes at a time when Russian gas deliveries to Europe are being hit hard by Western sanctions against Russia, with the EU considering a cap on gas prices in the face of rising energy bills caused by Russia's offensive in Ukraine.<\/p>\n<p>His hurried efforts to shore up support among historical allies and neighbours also comes after Russia's global isolation was reinforced by a UN vote condemning Moscow's annexation of occupied regions in Ukraine.\u00a0The Council of Europe on Thursday also adopted a resolution declaring Russia a terrorist state.<\/p>\n","hashtag":null,"createdAt":1665673617,"updatedAt":1665695888,"publishedAt":1665677983,"firstPublishedAt":1665677986,"lastPublishedAt":1665695888,"expiresAt":0,"images":[{"sourceUrl":null,"sourceCredit":null,"callToActionUrl":null,"captionCredit":"Vyacheslav 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Ukraine.","keySentence":"","url":"russians-flee-to-kazakhstan-to-avoid-call-up-for-war-in-ukraine","canonical":"https:\/\/www.euronews.com\/2022\/09\/28\/russians-flee-to-kazakhstan-to-avoid-call-up-for-war-in-ukraine","masterCms":"v2","plainText":"Long queues have been building up at the Vishnevka border crossing from Russia to Kazakhstan as thousands continue to flee a possible call-up for the war in Ukraine. \n\nAbout 98,000 Russians have crossed into Kazakhstan in the week since President Vladimir Putin announced a partial mobilisation of reservists. \n\nThose willing to testify are unambiguous about their motives for travelling. \n\n\"The mobilisation was announced as partial, but according to the documents it appears to be full,\" says one man who chose not to give his name. \"And the president's words do not correspond to what is written on the paper. The people standing here are afraid that sooner or later, a full mobilisation will be announced, and then no one will be able to cross the borders.\" \n\nSome too are travelling by train - the price of taxis to the border has become unaffordable for most. Kazakhstan has promised not to send them back. \n\n\"The territorial integrity of states must be inviolable,\" said Kassym-Jomart Tokayev, Kazakhstan's president. \"This is the key principle. I have always spoken about this openly and clearly in the international arena.\" \n\nTokayev also said Kazakhstan won't recognise the referendums in Ukraine's occupied territories - a defiant stand from a country that's traditionally been seen as an ally of Moscow. \n\n","htmlText":"<p>Long queues have been building up at the Vishnevka border crossing from Russia to Kazakhstan as thousands continue to flee a possible call-up for the war in Ukraine.<\/p>\n<p>About 98,000 Russians have crossed into Kazakhstan in the week since President Vladimir Putin announced a partial mobilisation of reservists.<\/p>\n<p>Those willing to testify are unambiguous about their motives for travelling.<\/p>\n<p>\"The mobilisation was announced as partial, but according to the documents it appears to be full,\" says one man who chose not to give his name. \"And the president's words do not correspond to what is written on the paper. The people standing here are afraid that sooner or later, a full mobilisation will be announced, and then no one will be able to cross the borders.\"<\/p>\n<div\n data-stories-id=\"7032886,6758128,6447236,7032972,7032476\"\n data-event=\"widget_related\"\n class=\"widget widget--type-related widget--size-fullwidth widget--align-center\">\n <div class=\"widget__wrapper\">\n <div class=\"widget__ratio widget__ratio--auto\">\n <div class=\"widget__contents\">\n <ul class=\"widget__related_list\"><li class=\"widget__related_listItem\"> <a href=https://www.euronews.com/"https:////www.euronews.com//2022//09//21//russian-protesters-take-to-the-streets-over-putins-mobilisation-order/">Ukraine war: Hundreds arrested in Russia after Putin's troops call-up order sparks protests<\/a> <\/li><li class=\"widget__related_listItem\"> <a href=https://www.euronews.com/"https:////www.euronews.com//2022//09//21//putin-believes-it-is-necessary-muscovites-react-to-troops-call-up/">'Putin believes it is necessary': Muscovites react to troops call-up<\/a> <\/li><li class=\"widget__related_listItem\"> <a href=https://www.euronews.com/"https:////www.euronews.com//2022//02//02//kazakhstan-protesters-were-tortured-after-unrest-says-human-rights-watch/">Kazakhstan protesters were tortured after unrest, says Human Rights Watch<\/a> <\/li><li class=\"widget__related_listItem\"> <a href=https://www.euronews.com/"https:////www.euronews.com//2022//06//06//voters-in-kazakhstan-overwhelmingly-approve-constitutional-amendments/">Voters in Kazakhstan overwhelmingly approve constitutional amendments<\/a> <\/li><li class=\"widget__related_listItem\"> <a href=https://www.euronews.com/"https:////www.euronews.com//my-europe//2022//09//22//putins-reservists-call-up-how-will-it-work-and-what-does-it-mean-for-russias-war-in-ukrain/">Putin's reservists call-up: How will it work and what does it mean for Russia's war in Ukraine?<\/a> <\/li><\/ul>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p>Some too are travelling by train - the price of taxis to the border has become unaffordable for most. 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conflict began on 24 February. \n\nRussian cosmonauts and Western astronauts have tried to steer clear of the conflict that is raging in Ukraine, especially when in orbit together. \n\nBut Moscow recently said it would withdraw from the space station after 2024 in light of the conflict, although no exact date has been\u00a0 given, and some analysts doubt Russian President Vladimir Putin will follow through. \n\nAt present, the ISS depends on a Russian propulsion system to maintain its orbit, about 400 kilometers above sea level, with the US segment responsible for electricity and life support systems. \n\nThe ISS was launched in 1998 at a time of hope for US-Russia cooperation following their Space Race during the Cold War. \n\n","htmlText":"<p>It's a rare image of cooperation in a time of extreme tension between Russia and the US: an American astronaut and two Russian cosmonauts blasted off to the International Space Station on a Russian-operated flight on Wednesday.<\/p>\n<p>The men are expected to arrive later on Wednesday for the six month mission which will include five spacewalks and numerous scientific experiments.<\/p>\n<p>American Frank Rubio and Russia\u2019s Sergey Prokopyev and Dmitry Petelin took off from the Russia-leased Baikonur cosmodrome in Kazakhstan.<\/p>\n<p>Salvadoran-born Frank Rubio is the twelfth Hispanic to fly to the orbital platform.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>His space trip is also the first by an American astronaut to the ISS since the Ukraine conflict began on 24 February.<\/p>\n<p>Russian cosmonauts and Western astronauts have tried to steer clear of the conflict that is raging in Ukraine, especially when in orbit together.<\/p>\n<p>But Moscow recently said it would withdraw from the space station after 2024 in light of the conflict, although no exact date has been\u00a0given, and some analysts doubt Russian President Vladimir Putin will follow through.<\/p>\n<p>At present, the ISS depends on a Russian propulsion system to maintain its orbit, 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This year Pope Francis was among the guests.","summary":"The 7th Congress of leaders of World and traditional religions in Kazakhstan brought together delegates from more than 50 countries. This year Pope Francis was among the guests.","keySentence":"","url":"religious-leaders-unite-for-peace-at-open-dialogue-event-in-kazakhstan","canonical":"https:\/\/www.euronews.com\/business\/2022\/09\/20\/religious-leaders-unite-for-peace-at-open-dialogue-event-in-kazakhstan","masterCms":"v2","plainText":"Kazakhstan is home to 18 religious\u2019 denominations, making it one of the most ethnically diverse countries in the world. \n\nIn September, it opened its doors for a global interfaith dialogue. Its capital Astana hosted the 7th edition of the Congress of Leaders of World and Traditional Religions . Delegates from more than 50 countries came together, urging peace and consolidation around the world. \n\n\u201cThe efforts of world leaders, the efforts of international organizations are not enough to overcome the challenges that humanity is facing. And the voice of spiritual leaders who have great authority among the world's population, calls for the joint overcoming of all the challenges. This is very important,\u201d says Askar Shakirov, the deputy chairman of the senate of Kazakhstan. \n\nIslam, Judaism, Christianity, Hinduism as well as other world religions were represented at the Congress. This year Pope Francis as well as the Grand Imam of al-Azhar Sheikh Ahmed Al-Tayeb were among the renowned guests. \n\n\u201cThe main result is that we are sitting together, we are speaking together and we are understanding that to find solutions for the problems in the world is not by fighting, is not during by war, but sitting together and speaking,\u201d David Baruch Lau, the Ashkenazi Chief Rabbi of Israel said to Euronews. \n\nOne of the goals of the congress is to reintroduce the language of reconciliation and peace to a world shattered by conflict and tragedy. It also strives to put religion in the spotlight as a tool to help defuse confrontations. \n\nThe final declaration of the Congress calls upon world leaders to abandon all aggressive and destructive rhetoric, which leads to destabilisation in the world. It demands a cease from conflict and bloodshed in all corners. It says that extremism, radicalism, terrorism and all other forms of violence have nothing to do with authentic religion and must be rejected. \n\nParticipants of the Congress planted trees in the new Peace and Harmony park in the capital of Kazakhstan. This ceremony is a symbol of hope for the interfaith dialogue to grow and bring about change, to unite different communities across the globe and to inspire people to join their efforts in the name of peace. \n\n \u201cWe talk about global peace, but I would say those steps begin at the local level,\u201d says Jo Bailey Wells, the Anglican Church\u2019s special representative. \u201cThey begin in every small town where Christians and Muslims perhaps [live] together, they seek to feed the hungry. So, we have a common goal but we are no longer looking at our differences but we are recognising our common concern, for those who struggle or suffer.\u201d \n\nThe participants of the Congress hope that their appeal for global dialogue, reconciliation and peace based on common values of humanity, shared by all world religions, is heard across the globe. \n\nWatch the video report by clicking the player above. \n\n","htmlText":"<p>Kazakhstan is home to 18 religious\u2019 denominations, making it one of the most ethnically diverse countries in the world.<\/p>\n<p>In September, it opened its doors for a global interfaith dialogue. Its capital Astana hosted the 7th edition of the <a href=https://www.euronews.com/"https:////religions-congress.org//en//news//infografika//136/">Congress of Leaders of World and Traditional Religions<\/strong><\/a>. Delegates from more than 50 countries came together, urging peace and consolidation around the world.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe efforts of world leaders, the efforts of international organizations are not enough to overcome the challenges that humanity is facing. And the voice of spiritual leaders who have great authority among the world's population, calls for the joint overcoming of all the challenges. This is very important,\u201d says Askar Shakirov, the deputy chairman of the senate of Kazakhstan.<\/p>\n<div class=\"widget widget--type-quotation\n widget--size-fullwidth\n widget--align-center\">\n <div class=\"widget__wrapper\">\n <div class=\"widget__content\">\n <blockquote class=\"widget__quote\">\n <span class=\"widget__quoteText\">\"We have a common goal but we are no longer looking at our differences but we are recognising our common concern, for those who struggle or suffer.\"<\/span>\n <\/blockquote>\n <cite class=\"widget__author\">\n <\/cite>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p>Islam, Judaism, Christianity, Hinduism as well as other world religions were represented at the Congress. This year <a href=https://www.euronews.com/"https:////www.euronews.com//search?query=pope-francis\%22>Pope Francis<\/strong><\/a> as well as the Grand Imam of <a href=https://www.euronews.com/"https:////www.euronews.com//search?query=Grand%20imam\%22>al-Azhar Sheikh Ahmed Al-Tayeb<\/strong><\/a> were among the renowned guests.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe main result is that we are sitting together, we are speaking together and we are understanding that to find solutions for the problems in the world is not by fighting, is not during by war, but sitting together and speaking,\u201d David Baruch Lau, the Ashkenazi Chief Rabbi of Israel said to Euronews.<\/p>\n<div class=\"widget widget--type-tweet widget--size-fullwidth widget--align-center\">\n <div class=\"widget__wrapper\">\n <div class=\"widget__ratio widget__ratio\u2014auto\">\n <div class=\"widget__contents\">\n <figure class=\"widget__figure\">\n <div class=\"widget__tweet\" data-tweet-id=\"1569687319330037760\"><\/div>\n <\/figure>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p>One of the goals of the congress is to reintroduce the language of reconciliation and peace to a world shattered by conflict and tragedy. It also strives to put religion in the spotlight as a tool to help defuse confrontations.<\/p>\n<p>The final declaration of the Congress calls upon world leaders to abandon all aggressive and destructive rhetoric, which leads to destabilisation in the world. It demands a cease from conflict and bloodshed in all corners. It says that extremism, radicalism, terrorism and all other forms of violence have nothing to do with authentic religion and must be rejected.<\/p>\n<p>Participants of the Congress planted trees in the new Peace and Harmony park in the capital of Kazakhstan. This ceremony is a symbol of hope for the interfaith dialogue to grow and bring about change, to unite different communities across the globe and to inspire people to join their efforts in the name of peace.<\/p>\n<div\n data-stories-id=\"7015858\"\n data-event=\"widget_related\"\n class=\"widget widget--type-related widget--size-fullwidth widget--align-center\">\n <div class=\"widget__wrapper\">\n <div class=\"widget__ratio widget__ratio--auto\">\n <div class=\"widget__contents\">\n <ul class=\"widget__related_list\"><li class=\"widget__related_listItem\"> <a href=https://www.euronews.com/"https:////www.euronews.com//2022//09//14//pope-gives-speech-in-nur-sultan-on-kazahkstan-visit/">Pope gives speech in Astana on Kazahkstan visit<\/a> <\/li><\/ul>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p>\u201cWe talk about global peace, but I would say those steps begin at the local level,\u201d says Jo Bailey Wells, the Anglican Church\u2019s special representative. \u201cThey begin in every small town where Christians and Muslims perhaps [live] together, they seek to feed the hungry. 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But he insisted that faith leaders themselves must take the lead in promoting a culture of peace. \n\n\u201cIf the creator, to whom we have devoted our lives, is the author of human life, how can we who call ourselves believers consent to the destruction of that life?\u201d he asked.\u00a0 \n\n\u201cMindful of the wrongs and errors of the past, let us unite our efforts to ensure that the Almighty will never again be held hostage to the human thirst for power.\u201d \n\nFrancis then laid down a challenge to all those in the room to commit themselves to resolving disputes through dialogue and negotiation, not with arms. \n\n\u201cMay we never justify violence. May we never allow the sacred to be exploited by the profane. 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\n\nAt least 227 people were also killed in the riots, which saw the country's influential former president Nursultan Nazarbayev ousted from positions of power. \n\nOpposition activist Asset Abichev told AFP that he was arrested on a bus by police, held without charge and tortured for a week. \n\n\"They beat me on my chest with their fists, they beat me on my back and arms with a stick and a rifle butt,\" he said. \n\n\"[Young men] had plastic bags put over their heads, they were thrown to the ground, jumped on,\" Abichev added. \"They had broken ribs, but received no medical attention\" \n\nAccording to Kazakh prosecutors, nearly 900 of those arrested face various criminal charges, including mass rioting and acts of terrorism. \n\nMany of those released have stated on social media that they were beaten and tortured by the authorities during their detention. \n\nHugh Williamson, Europe and Central Asia director at Human Rights Watch, said the reports of torture was \"cause for deep 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Kazakh authorities have stated that nearly 10,000 people were detained across the country in connection with January\u2019s protests.<\/p>\n<p>Demonstrations initially broke out over a rise in oil prices but later descended into unprecedented, wider anger about living conditions in the former Soviet country.<\/p>\n<p>At least 227 people were also killed in the riots, which saw the country's influential former president Nursultan Nazarbayev ousted from positions of power.<\/p>\n<div\n data-stories-id=\"6349630,6351606\"\n data-event=\"widget_related\"\n class=\"widget widget--type-related widget--size-fullwidth widget--align-center\">\n <div class=\"widget__wrapper\">\n <div class=\"widget__ratio widget__ratio--auto\">\n <div class=\"widget__contents\">\n <ul class=\"widget__related_list\"><li class=\"widget__related_listItem\"> <a href=https://www.euronews.com/"https:////www.euronews.com//2022//01//07//state-of-emergency-in-kazakhstan-amid-protests-over-soaring-gas-prices/">Kazakhstan crisis: Former anti-terror chief arrested over protests<\/a> <\/li><li class=\"widget__related_listItem\"> <a href=https://www.euronews.com/"https:////www.euronews.com//2022//01//06//kazakhstan-what-s-behind-the-unrest-and-is-a-revolution-brewing/">Kazakhstan: What's behind the unrest and is a revolution brewing? <\/a> <\/li><\/ul>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p>Opposition activist Asset Abichev told AFP that he was arrested on a bus by police, held without charge and tortured for a week.<\/p>\n<p>\"They beat me on my chest with their fists, they beat me on my back and arms with a stick and a rifle butt,\" he said.<\/p>\n<p>\"[Young men] had plastic bags put over their heads, they were thrown to the ground, jumped on,\" Abichev added. \"They had broken ribs, but received no medical attention\"<\/p>\n<p>According to Kazakh prosecutors, nearly 900 of those arrested face various criminal charges, including mass rioting and acts of terrorism.<\/p>\n<p>Many of those released 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