GOVERNMENT OF
REPUBLIC OF KAZAKSTAN

At a meeting of the Air Astana Airlines’ Board of Directors which comprises representatives of the Kazakhstan’s Samruk (a company for state assets management) and the UK’s ВАЕ Systems, a decision was taken to sign LOIs to place firm orders for deliveries of six Airbus A320 aircraft and three Boeing 787-8 aircraft powered with Rolls Royce Trent 1000 engines.

Today while touring round the Aktyubinsk oblast, Kazakhstan’s Prime Minister Karim Massimov inaugurated the first stage of the third Zhanazhol gas processing plant.

Those in attendance of the Ashgabad sitting of the CIS Council of Heads of Government backed the suggestion of Kazakhstan Prime Minister Karim Massimov on working out a common strategy to ensure food safety within the CIS.

Amid instability at global financial markets Kazakh Government is confident that the country’s economic growth rate next year will remain at a high enough level.

Talks between governmental delegations of Kazakhstan and China lead by Kazakh Prime-Minister Karim Massimov and Chinese Deputy Prime Minister Wu Yi respectfully have been held today at the Government House.

Energy cooperation is one of the most promising vectors for Shanghai Cooperation Organization member states. Kazakhstan is ready to expand partnership in this particular realm, said Kazakh Prime Minister Karim Massimov in Tashkent at the sitting of the SCO Council of Heads of Government.

Today in Astana Foreign Ministers Marat Tazhin of Kazakhstan and Sergei Lavrov of Russia signed a joint plan of actions for 2008.

Today at the Government’s House Kazakhstan Prime Minister Karim Massimov met High Representative for the Common Foreign and Security Policy Javier Solana.

The Kazakh Agriculture Ministry and regional governors have let the prices for bread out of control, Kazakh Prime Minister Karim Massimov believes.

The sides dwelt on BG Group’s participation in technology and infrastructure projects at Karachaganak as well as on programs to expand the CPC pipe.