Monthly Archives: February 2012

Kazakh President, UK Defence Secretary debated coop issues

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ASTANA. February 27. KAZINFORM Today Head of State Nursultan Nazarbayev has received visiting UK Defence Secretary Philip Hammond, the President’s press service informs.In a meeting the parties discussed issues on the development of bilateral cooperation between Kazakhstan and Great Britain.

“Our countries enjoy close political and economic ties. We marked the 20th anniversary of diplomatic relations between Kazakhstan and Great Britain. The forthcoming visit of UK Prime Minister David Cameron to Kazakhstan is of great significance for us. We develop our defence relations,” President Nursultan Nazarbayev said.

“Mr. President, let me convey to you the best wishes from Mr. Cameron. I am glad to have an opportunity today to discuss issues of strengthening and further advance of military cooperation between Kazakhstan and Great Britain and maintenance of regional security,” Mr. Hammond said.

Seminar by Dr. Magnus Marsden on 2nd March 2012, 4-6pm

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031Cambridge Central Asia Forum, Centre for Development Studies, Faculty of
Asian Middle Eastern Studies & Cambridge Kazakhstan Centre are delighted
to announce a Seminar on

‘From Trader to Talib: Merchants, migrants and militancy on the
Afghanistan-Tajikistan Frontier’

By Dr. Magnus Marsden, Department of Social Anthropology, School of
Oriental and African Studies (SOAS), University of London

2 March 2012, 4-6pm

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The Explosion of Post-Soviet Youth Cultures and the Decline of Soviet Conformism

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CASI – Central Asian Studies Institute
American University of Central Asia

Tea Time Talk Series

“The Explosion of Post-Soviet Youth Cultures and the Decline of Soviet
Conformism”

Speaker: Dr. John Schoeberlein, Harvard University (USA) and Eurasian
National University (Kazakhstan), Member of the Advisory Board of CASI

Synopsis

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Protection of Cultural Heritage in the Kyrgyz Republic

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02534-bigAnthropology Department at American University of Central Asia within
the framework of Fifth Central Asian Anthropological Conference
presents a forum entitled “What we can do for protection of cultural
heritage in Kyrgyz Republic now?” which will be held in April 14, 2012.

The main goal of this forum is to gather all experts and specialists
in the fields of archaeology, architecture, history, museum practice
and law in order to solve following important objectives:

– to renew a list of cultural heritage of Kyrgyz Republic;
– on the base of analysis of current Law on Protection and Continue reading →