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Ozoda Rakhmonova - the daughter of the President of Tajikistan Emomali Rakhmon - has headed Consular Department of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the country, the consular department of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Tajikistan informed the agency.

The President of Kazakhstan Nursultan Nazarbayev will pay official visit to Turkmenistan on September 11-12, a source in the president's administration informed the agency.

Astana and Sofia are discussing an opportunity of participation of Kazakhstan in the gas project - Southern stream, the agency reports.

Following the results of fixing at the Kazakhstan Stock Exchange (KASE) on September 4, value of KazPrime indicator increased by 2 basic items and made 9.10 % annual on KASE, the agency reports.

Average weighted rate of KZT on Kazakhstan stock exchange (KASE) increased on Tuesday against Monday by 1.05 KZT and totaled KZT 123.98 per dollar.

The President of the state Nursultan Nazarbayev discussed the questions of further cooperation with the OIC Secretary General Ekmeleddin Ihsanoglu, the agency reports from Astana.

The Minister for Foreign Affairs of Kazakhstan Marat Tazhin and vice Prime Minister, the Minister for Foreign Affairs of Bulgaria Ivaylo Kalfin, who arrived on Monday in Astana, discussed the questions of bilateral cooperation, the agency reports.

The government of Kazakhstan has introduced to the Parliament the bill on Republican Budget for 2008, the Chairman of the Committee for Finance and Budget Guljana Karagusova informed on Monday at the first session of the Majilis bureau.

Fund of Steady Development Kazyna has undergone new personnel appointments, the fund's press service informed the agency.

The Secretary General of the Organization of the Islamic Conference (OIC) Ekmeleddin Ihsanoglu will pay the first official visit to Kazakhstan, the Kazakhstan MFA official representative Yerzhan Ashikbayev informed on Monday at the traditional briefing in Astana.

The Lithuanian Republic Foreign Minister Petras Vaitiekunas will pay a working visit to Astana on September 5, the agency reports.

During the visit vice Prime Minister of Bulgaria plans to discuss the questions of economic and political cooperation.