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May 2023 - Kazakhstan Special Weapons News
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- Toqaev 'Appreciates' Lukashenka's 'Joke' Proposal For Kazakhstan To Join Russia-Belarus Union RFE/RL 29 May 2023 -- Kazakh President Qasym-Zhomart Toqaev has called a proposal by the authoritarian ruler of Belarus, Alyaksandr Lukashenka, for Kazakhstan to join the so-called Russia-Belarus Union State a "joke" that has no resonance in the Central Asian country, given its commitments to other international treaties.
- EU-Kazakhstan strategic partnership becomes operational European Commission 19 May 2023 -- Today, Executive Vice-President Valdis Dombrovskis, on behalf of the European Commission, and Alikhan Smailov, Prime Minister of Kazakhstan, announced a set of concrete actions that will implement the Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) between the EU and Kazakhstan on a strategic partnership in the field of raw materials, batteries and renewable hydrogen.
- Full text of Xi Jinping's keynote speech at China-Central Asia Summit People's Daily 19 May 2023 -- Chinese President Xi Jinping on Friday delivered a keynote speech at the China-Central Asia Summit held in the city of Xi'an, northwest China's Shaanxi Province.
- President Xi Jinping Chairs the Inaugural China-Central Asia Summit and Delivers a Keynote Speech PRC MofA 19 May 2023 -- He emphasized the need to work together for a China-Central Asia community with a shared future featuring mutual assistance, common development, universal security and everlasting friendship.
- President Xi Jinping and the Presidents of the Five Central Asian Countries Jointly Meet the Press PRC MofA 19 May 2023 -- On 19 May, the China-Central Asia Summit was successfully held at the Xi'an International Convention Center. President Xi Jinping together with President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev of Kazakhstan, President Sadyr Japarov of Kyrgyzstan, President Emomali Rahmon of Tajikistan, President Serdar Berdimuhamedov of Turkmenistan and President Shavkat Mirziyoyev of Uzbekistanjointly met the press.
- Xi charts course for China-Central Asia cooperation People's Daily 19 May 2023 -- Chinese President Xi Jinping on Friday charted the course for China-Central Asia cooperation in the new era at a milestone summit with leaders of five Central Asian countries.
- At Central Asia Summit, Beijing seals trade and investment deals with 5 nations Radio Free Asia 19 May 2023 -- China wrapped up its first summit with leaders from five Central Asia nations on Friday with several agreements to boost trade, investment and security ties.
- Chinese, Central Asian Leaders Pledge Mutual Support As Beijing Pushes Closer Ties RFE/RL 19 May 2023 -- Chinese President Xi Jinpin and leaders of the five Central Asian states of Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, and Uzbekistan have signed a declaration outlining their support for each other as Beijing looks to strengthen ties with its neighbors from the former Soviet Union.
- Chiding US Impact, China Pledges More Investment in Central Asia VOA 19 May 2023 -- During a two-day summit this week in its Silk Road city of Xian, China promised more investment, enhanced security and development assistance to Central Asian states Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan and Uzbekistan, which thanked Beijing for building infrastructure networks in the region, boosting trade and understanding their challenges.
- Xi expounds on how to build China-Central Asia community with shared future People's Daily 19 May 2023 -- Chinese President Xi Jinping on Friday expounded on how to build a China-Central Asia community with a shared future, when he delivered a keynote address at the China-Central Asia Summit held in the northwestern city of Xi'an.
- Xi hosts Central Asian leaders in historic Silk Road city for milestone summit People's Daily 19 May 2023 -- Chinese President Xi Jinping and his wife Peng Liyuan hosted a welcome banquet on Thursday evening for guests who gathered in Xi'an, the historical starting point of the ancient Silk Road, to attend the milestone China-Central Asia Summit.
- Kazakh Activists Jailed, Fined For Rally Plans Amid China-Central Asia Summit RFE/RL 18 May 2023 -- A number of Kazakh activists who planned to hold protest rallies against the government's plan to introduce visa-free travel for Chinese citizens coming to Kazakhstan have been jailed or fined ahead of the China-Central Asian summit in the ancient city of Xi'an.
- President Xi Jinping Holds Talks with President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev of Kazakhstan PRC MofA 17 May 2023 -- On 17 May, President Xi Jinping held talks in Xi'an with President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev of Kazakhstan who is in China for the China-Central Asia Summit and a state visit.
- Kazakh President Says It's 'Absolutely Clear' That Taiwan Is Part Of China RFE/RL 12 May 2023 -- Kazakh President Qasym-Zhomart Toqaev said it is "absolutely clear" that Taiwan is a part of China as the Central Asian nation looks to build ties with its eastern neighbor.
- Central Asian Leaders Shun 'Reputational Costs' To Join Putin's Victory Day Parade RFE/RL 09 May 2023 -- As of last week, Kyrgyz President Sadyr Japarov was the lone Central Asian leader slated to attend Russia's Victory Day military parade -- a celebration of the defeat of Nazi Germany that has become evermore contentious since Moscow's 2014 military intervention in Ukraine morphed into a full-scale invasion last year.
- A Bridge Too Costly? Kazakhstan's Longest Serving Governor Swims In Suspect Tenders RFE/RL 06 May 2023 -- When people cross the frozen Buqhtyrma Reservoir in eastern Kazakhstan during the winter, they do so with their seatbelts unfastened so they can jump out of their vehicles in case the ice starts to crack.
- Ex-Wife Of Nazarbaev's Jailed Nephew Gets Seven Years In Prison RFE/RL 04 May 2023 -- A court in the Kazakh capital, Astana, has sentenced the former wife of a jailed nephew of the Central Asian country's former authoritarian president, Nursultan Nazarbaev, to seven years in prison on charges of abduction and actions aiding the commission of a crime.
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