The events of 6th and 7th of April in Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan, were nothing short of extraordinary. They brought with them great sadness, renewed hope, tragic destruction, victorious triumph and, above all, confusion about what to do next. Ian Claytor, General Director of the Celestial Mountains Companies in Kyrgyzstan, has lived in Bishkek for nearly 15 years, as a British expat. He has already seen one change of government that arose as a result of 2005’s Tulip Revolution when President Bakiev came to power as Kyrgystan’s second President, unseating President Akayev. Read more »
Archive for July 5th, 2010
July 5th, 2010
The opening ceremony of a memorable sign erected in honor of the start of construction of mega-project - National Space Center of Kazakhstan was held in Astana today.
Kazakh Premier emphasized that the project reflected the ideas and policy of our President such as attraction of foreign investors, establishment of high-technological modern productions, etc. Read more »
July 5th, 2010
Today the fourth Baku Energy School has launched its activity under the Azerbaijan Diplomatic Academy (ADA).
“The purpose of the summer school is to provide opportunities for students abroad to learn experience of the country with a rich history of oil and gas”, told reporters the rector of the ADA Hafiz Pashayev. Read more »
July 5th, 2010
A session of the Interstate Council of the Eurasian Economic Community (EAEC) has opened in the Kazakh capital Astana.
The session is expected to result in signing of a number of documents, including the Community budget and documents on the Community Court. Read more »
On Thursday, July 8th, 2010, from 6 – 7:30 PM, APCO Worldwide is pleased to invite you to a roundtable discussion being hosted by the LSE European Institute on ‘Post-crisis opportunities for emerging economies’. Read more »
July 5th, 2010
Wimbledon runner-up Vera Zvonareva has also lost in the women’s doubles final.
Hours after losing to Serena Williams in the singles final Saturday, Vera Zvonareva and fellow Russian Elena Vesnina were beaten by American Vania King and Kazakhstan’s Yaroslava Shvedova 7-6 (8-6), 6-2.
Zvonareva, who lost her serve once in each, was in tears before the second set began and again after the match. King and Shvedova saved a set point in the tiebreaker and then pulled away.
King and Shvedova are the fifth unseeded team to win the title since seeding began in 1927. Shvedova is the first player from Kazakhstan to win a Wimbledon championship.
The women’s doubles final was the tournament’s first with two unseeded teams since 1975.
