News Bulletin October 1, 2008

The Embassy of the Republic of Kazakhstan in Japan will host “Kazakhstan’s Cultural Festival in Japan”, to be held on 3-8 December 2008. Gala concert with performances of best Kazakh music will be held on Sunday, December 7, 2008 at Suntory Hall from 19.00. Local concerts will be held on December 6, 2008 at Persimmon Hall from 10.00 (Folklore Orchestra “Otirar Sazy”) and Fuji TV (Hachitama) from 19.00 (State Ensemble “Camerata of Kazakhstan”). We will be grateful if you can join with us on those days. No entrance fees please contact with us on tickets. Tel.: 03-3791-5275 / Fax: 03-3791-5279.

On September, 27, New York M. Tazhin held a meeting with the Secretary-General of the United Nations Ban Ki-moon.

On September, 27 within the framework of the 63rd Session of the General Assembly of the United Nations the Minister of foreign affairs of the Republic of Kazakhstan M.Tazhin held a meeting with the UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon.

M. Tazhin has noticed that fact that “collaboration with the main international organization still remains as the one of the priority trends of the foreign policy”. The prestige of the UN, its universal principles and unique experience make it continue to be a coordinating authority in all international affairs as before.

The Minister noted that Kazakhstan, using its internal skills – model of maintenance and strengthening the interethnic concord, aspires to play a role as a universal “bridge” between West and East, and also invited the UN General-Secretary to take participation in 3rd Congress of Leaders of world and traditional religions, expected to be held under the auspices of the UN in September, 2009 in Astana, and in the International Forum of foreign ministers of Muslim and Western countries “Common World: Progress through Diversity”, forthcoming in the middle of October, 2008.

The General-Secretary of the UN expressed a high opinion of economy of Kazakhstan, noting the important role of the country in negotiation of grocery crisis, and also the role of the realization process of the Initiative of the President of the Republic of Kazakhstan “Conference on Interaction and Confidence Building Measures in Asia” describing it as one of the measures of modern international intercourse aimed at providing global and regional security.

Since the day of the recognition of Kazakhstan as a new member of the UN our country takes active participation in the activity of this international organization and its institutions. March 2, 1992 went down in the history of the independent Kazakhstan as a significant date. This day the UN General Assembly and its 46th session unanimously adopted the resolution 46/224 that recognized Kazakhstan as a member of the UN.

Nowadays the participation of Kazakhstan in work of the UN system is one of the trends of the multi-vector policy of Kazakhstan promoting the strengthening of the sovereignty and independence of our country, and also creating propitious international strings for actualization of future transformations in socio-political, economic and other spheres of social life.