AKIPRESS.COM – Kazakhstan and Armenia are not in talks regarding withdrawal from the Collective Security Treaty Organization, Kazakh Foreign Ministry’s spokesperson Aibek Smadiyarov said in response to media reports.

“The information is spread allegedly Kazakhstan and Armenia are holding talks. This is untrue. Almost several days ago the Foreign Ministers of CSTO member states held a meeting. Further ways of development of the Organizations, cooperation in the framework of the Organization were discussed there. We are working in this direction,” Smadiyarov told a briefing.

He said Armenia had not asked military assistance from Kazakhstan in regulation of the armed conflict in Karabakh.

Source: Akipress

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A visa-free regime with Seychelles is to take effect soon, official spokesperson of the Kazakh Foreign Ministry Aibek Smadiyarov said, Azernews reports, citing Kazinform.

“Recently, an agreement on visa-free regime between Kazakhstan and Seychelles was signed. A visa-free regime is to take effect as part of the agreement following internal procedures. Citizens could travel both countries without a visa for up to 30 days,” said Smadiyarov at a briefing.

He went on to add that the relevant work on the agreement is carried out in full and will be concluded soon.

“The agreement with Bangladesh (on visa-free regime) is intended for people with diplomatic and official passports. We’ll try to introduce a visa-free regime with the country for holders of other passports in the nearest future,” said the spokesperson.

Source: Azer News

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ASTANA, Aug 7 (Reuters) – Kazakhstan is in talks with Abu Dhabi Ports to set up a joint venture that would help ship Kazakh agricultural exports via Iran and then Gulf ports, the Central Asian nation’s government said on Monday.

Kazakhstan, a significant exporter of agricultural commodities such as grains and oilseeds, wants to ship cargoes to Iran via the Caspian Sea and have them delivered to Iranian Gulf ports such as Amirabad and Bandar Abbas and then further to other destinations in the Gulf, Asia and Africa, it said.

Kazakh Deputy Prime Minister Serik Zhumangarin discussed the project with Davood Tafti, the chief executive of Simatech Shipping and Forwarding, which the Kazakh government said was a subsidiary of AD Ports Group.

Landlocked Kazakhstan has traditionally exported its grains and oilseeds mostly to neighbouring Central Asian countries and China, and also shipped some to Black Sea ports via Russia.

Source: Market Screener

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