Mongolian, Kazakh businesses interested in creating sheep clusters

NUR-SULTAN. KAZINFORM – The day before Saparkhan Omarov, Kazakhstan’s Minister for Agriculture, met with the Minister of Food, Agriculture and Light Industry of Mongolia C. Ulan, Kazinform reports referring to the press service of the department.

Mr. Omarov noted that Mongolia is an important trade and economic partner in the field of agriculture in particular in beef cattle and sheep breeding. 

Currently, cooperation of the countries is carried out within the framework of a memorandum between the Ministry of Agriculture of the Republic of Kazakhstan and the Ministry of Food and Agriculture of Mongolia, as well as the agreements reached during the meetings of the Kazakh-Mongolian intergovernmental commission on trade, economic, scientific, technical and cultural partnership. 

Kazakhstan is interested in joint livestock and meat processing projects. The Veterinary Service of Kazakhstan works closely with the Veterinary Service of Mongolia. The day before a Memorandum of Understanding in the field of veterinary medicine was signed by representatives of the Kazakh Ministry of Agriculture and the Main Veterinary Administration under the Agency of the Mongolian Government. 

Mongolian and Kazakhstani businesses are interested in implementing joint projects in Kazakhstan to develop meat processing and create sheep-breeding clusters. Thus, the parties have discussed meat processing projects on the basis of the Semipalatinsk meat processing plant and «Steppe Sheep» sheep-breeding cluster of Karaganda region. Kazakhstan’s Minister of Agriculture also noted that the work on interaction between the two states’ research organizations is underway. 

The trade turnover between Kazakhstan and Mongolia in agricultural products in January-July 2019 amounted to USD24.0 million. The export of agricultural products from Kazakhstan to Mongolia in January-July 2019 increased to USD23.8 million.

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Mongolia’s PM meet in Kazakh capital

NUR-SULTAN.KAZINFORM Nursultan Nazarbayev met with Prime Minister of Mongolia Ukhnaagiin Khürelsükh, the official website of the First President of Kazakhstan reads.

During the meeting Nursultan Nazarbayev noted that Kazakhstan and Mongolia are historically allied nations.

“Since the first of days of independence I tried to strengthen relations between Kazakhstan and Mongolia. 120, 000 Kazakhs of Mongolia are the live bridge between the countries. You had talks with the Kazakh Prime Minister. You also plan to attend the business forum. Currently, the commodity turnover between the two countries is low. I am confident you will settle all these issues, “ Nazarbaev said.

In this turn, Mongolian PM expressed gratitude to Nursultan Nazarbaev for the warm welcome and the high-level meeting.

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Mongolia receives 500,000 USD in humanitarian aid from Kazakhstan

ULAN BATOR, Oct. 17 (Xinhua) -- Kazakhstan has provided 500,000 U.S. dollars in humanitarian aid to Mongolia, the Mongolian government press office said Wednesday.

Kazakhstan's ambassador to Mongolia Kalybek Koblandin met with Mongolian Deputy Prime Minister Ulziisaikhan Enkhtuvshin in Ulan Bator and handed over the aid.

The money will be earmarked for the reconstruction work in the western Bayan-Ulgii Province, the statement said.

Downpours from July 14 to 16 triggered massive flooding in Bayan-Ulgii, affecting more than 2,500 people, according to Mongolia's National Emergency Management Agency. Enditem

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Air Astana Alleges Breach of Chicago Convention by Mongolia

Kazakhstan’s Air Astana has had to cancel the planned launch of direct flights between Astana and Ulaanbaatar in Mongolia from June 2 due to what it called the ungrounded revocation of permission by the Civil Aviation Authority of Mongolia (CAAM).

Kazakhstan and Mongolia signed an air services agreement in 1992 and a memorandum of understanding establishing the number of flights allowed in 2014. According to Air Astana, the CAAM granted authorization to start flights this March, but in April it withdrew its permission. The airline said it started the flight permission application process—a procedure that normally takes two months to complete—eight months before the planned first flight. It passed an audit by Mongolian authorities, who later reported “zero findings.”

Despite diplomatic efforts by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and the Ministry of Industry and Development of Kazakhstan, the CAA refuses to reverse its revocation due to what Air Astana characterized as an ungrounded and changing list of reasons, including the aforementioned audit, the lack of availability of Ulaanbaatar Airport in June for the July ASEM Summit and an alleged blacklisting by ICAO. Air Astana does not appear on any blacklist, however.

“Kazakhstan believes that Mongolia is in breach of the provisions of the Chicago Convention, and will refer the matter to the ICAO Council accordingly,” said Air Astana in a statement.

Source:http://www.ainonline.com/

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London court rejects Mongolian company's lawsuit against Kazakh gov’t

On February 2, 2016 the English Commercial Court in the High Court of Justice in London found in favor of the government of Kazakhstan by dismissing a claim brought by Mongolian company Erdenet Mining Corporation against the government of Kazakhstan, the Kazakh Ministry of Justice said.

“Erdenet brought a claim in relation to a debt allegedly owed to Erdenet by “Balkhashmys” JSC under contracts entered into force in 1995 and 1996,” said the ministry. “Despite the fact that “Balkhashmys” JSC was a private legal entity which was liquidated in 1999, Erdenet argued that the government of Kazakhstan was liable for the alleged “Balkhashmys” debt.”

In December 2014, Erdenet sued the government of Kazakhstan in the English Commercial Court claiming that the government of Kazakhstan agreed to the jurisdiction of the English courts during a series of discussions between Kazakhstan and Mongolia. The government of Kazakhstan challenged the jurisdiction of the English courts.

On February 2, 2016, the English Commercial Court found in favor of the government of Kazakhstan that it had no jurisdiction to hear Erdenet’s claim. The Judge said that the government of Kazakhstan “had the much better of the argument” that no jurisdiction agreement had been reached between the parties and that it was “inherently unlikely” that such an agreement had been reached.

The Court ordered Erdenet to pay 200,000 pounds (1.45 pounds = $1) for the government of Kazakhstan’s legal costs and Erdenet’s application for leave to appeal was rejected by the Judge on the ground that there were “insufficient prospects of success on appeal”.

Source:Trend News agency

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Kazakh-Mongolian Poet to Take Part in Second Int’l Literary Festival in Almaty

BY ZHAZIRA DYUSSEMBEKOVA in CULTURE on 28 OCTOBER 2015

ASTANA – The second Polifonia International Literary Festival will take place Oct. 29 – Nov. 1 in Almaty. Kazakh authors and foreign guests will participate in lectures, roundtables and master classes, as well as perform for professional writers and for those who are interested in literature. One of the guests will be Bakhytgul Zarkumar, an ethnic Kazakh who lives and works in Mongolia.

Bakhytgul Zarkumar. Photo: litfest.kz

Poet and translator Zarkumar was born in 1974 in Ulaanbaatar. She is a winner of several poetry contests, including one among Kazakh poets living in Mongolia. She is a holder of the gold medal of the Union of Mongolian Youth. She writes poems in the Kazakh and Mongolian languages and translates Mongolian and Russian poets into Kazakh.

She says she was inspired by the atmosphere of Mongolian life and was filled with it since her childhood. “Mongolia is where Genghis Khan was born, the place of pristine nature, endless sky and the proud peaks of the Altai. In general, Mongolian nomadic poetry conveys the free spirit of the people. It is an energetic folk poetry with a strong foundation. It is no accident that Kazakh and Mongolian poetry have much in common. Our peoples have a similar way of life, a common past,” said Zarkumar in an interview on the official website of the festival.

The young author has also created a Facebook community – The poetry of Mongolian Kazakhs – where she also posts her translations of modern authors. She started writing poetry at a young age.
Later she became interested in translating. She said she was inspired by Russian poet Marina Tsvetayeva. Later she discovered other Russian authors, including Sergei Yesenin, Konstantin Batyushkov and Nika Turbina.

Zarkuman admits that all her works have a lyrical element. “My poems are my life. I cannot write about feelings I have not experienced. The poet must be honest with himself. If not, it is ridiculous to wait for honesty and understanding from others. In general, I think that the work of any writer grows out of personal experiences,” she stated.

The main aim of the Polifonia Festival is to promote reading and the development of Kazakhstan’s book publishing and literature, as well the formation of a high-quality literary space in the country. As a result of last year’s festival, works of Kazakh writers have gone to Russia, Europe, Southeast and Central Asia. The visitors had the opportunity to get acquainted with the works of writers, philologists and translators of those regions. The event is organised by the Almaty Open Literary School with the support of the City Department of Culture and Almadeniet Public Fund.

Source:http://astanatimes.com/

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Kazakhstan ambassador to Mongolia: Kazakhstan plans to become one of the 30 developed countries

On January 22, the occasion of the 22th anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic relations between Mongolia and the Republic of Kazakhstan. Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of Kazakhstan Mr.Kakybek Koblanding and First Secretary of Embassy J.Kalibyekov met with Mongolian journalists at " Information Center" of Montsame agency.

The main objective of the meeting was to introduce an appeal ' Kazakhstan course-2050' issued on January 17, 2014 by N.A.Nazarbayev, President of the Republic of Kazakhstan regarding the country's strategic program until 2050. This long-term strategic program aims to include Kazakhstan in the list of 30 developed countries by 2050.

Ambassador Kakybek Koblanding said, " in order to implement 'Kazakhstan course-2050', we are planning to increase the gross domestic product by 4.5 times or 60 thousand dolalrs per year, export products by 70 percent, growth of the science sector by 3 percent, amount of wages up to 40 percent, as well as extend coal, oil, natural gas production, enhance industries of electronic and laser equipment, processing of rare earth elements, create production of communication, medicine and medical equipment".

He added that Mongolian citizens are entitled to visit to Kazakhstan visa-free for a period of 90 days. There are about 50 agreements regulating the relations between Mongolia and Kazakhstan. Our Embassy is continuing dialogue on some issue of opening direct flights between Ulaanbaatar-Astana and Bayan-Ulgii-Almata, solving transit transportation, and alleviating citizenship registration procedures for people migrating between the two countries. In the future, we are interested to cooperate with Mongolia in industry, agriculture and crops.

Kazakhstan intends to implement a goal to be included in the 30 developed countries through two stages. The first stage is to be continued up to 2030, the second until 2030-3050. During the first five years, objectives to create an automobile, aircraft and rail industry will be implemented. In the second five years, research works on moveable communications, multimedia and nano and space technology, as well as new resources energy will be implemented.

It is considered that the most important key of the country's development is to increase labor productivity 5 times or up to $ 126 thousand  compared to current $ 24.4 thousand.

In last year, Kazakhstan produced 81 million tons of minerals. This amount will reach 120 million tons by the 2020. For Kazakhstan, the transport sector should be the main indicator of socio-economic development. The country has started building a ' Jyezkazgan-Shalkar-Byeinyeu's' 1200 km railway. The railway will connect the eastern and western parts of the country through cities and settled centers. This construction will be finished by 2015; thus the country will be connected with Europe through the Caspian Sea and the Caucasus mountains. As for the eastern part of the country, a related agreement was concluded with China to connect the country with the Chinese Pacific port of Lyaninyungani. 

Mongolia and Kazakhstan established diplomatic relations on January 22, 1992. The same year, Mongolia opened its Embassy in Almaty, then in 1997, Kazakhstan opened its Embassy in Ulaanbaatar

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Kazakhstan and Mongolia mark 20th anniversary of diplomatic relations

"Kazakhstan and Mongolia mark the 20th anniversary of diplomatic relations," Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary Ambassador of Mongolia to Kazakhstan Haraavch Ayuurzan told a press conference.

According to him, Mongolia was one of the first countries of the world to recognize Kazakhstan's independence and sovereignty and to establish diplomatic relations back to 1992.

"A series of political ad cultural events is being prepared to mark this significant date. First of all, Mongolian Minister of Foreign Affairs and Trade Gombojab Zandanshatar is expected to visit Kazakhstan, also Ulan Bator Mayor is expected in Astana early Feb. Days of Astana City Culture will be held this September in Mongolia. We will also hold concerts of our artists in Astana Almaty cities and organize exhibitions," he resumed.

Source:gazeta.kz

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