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U.S. says Kazakh verdict silences opposition
ALMATY (Reuters) – The United States on Tuesday accused Kazakhstan of using its justice system to “silence opposition voices” after a prominent critic of President Nursultan Nazarbayev was jailed for inciting violence.
Kazakh ambassador to U.S. reappointed as foreign minister
ALMATY (Reuters) – Kazakhstan President Nursultan Nazarbayev has appointed his long-serving ambassador to the United States as foreign minister to help the oil-rich country to forge stronger economic ties with the West.
Kazakh leader appoints PM as chief of staff
ALMATY (Reuters) – Kazakhstan’s powerful president, Nursultan Nazarbayev, appointed his long-serving prime minister as chief of staff on Monday in a move to balance the rival groups vying for influence in the oil-producing former Soviet state.
Kazakstan’s longest serving prime minister resigns
ALMATY (Reuters) – Kazakhstan’s longest serving prime minister, Karim Masimov, has resigned after nearly six years at the helm of the largest economy in Central Asia, the presidential press service said on Monday.
Kazakh special forces kill four militants in oil region
ALMATY (Reuters) – Kazakhstan’s special forces on Friday killed four members of a criminal group accused of attacks on police in the main oil-producing Atyrau region, prosecutors said.
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