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The meeting of Three EU - Central Asia countries will be held on April 10 in Ashgabat at the level of Ministers for Foreign Affairs with participation of the delegation of Kazakhstan headed by the Minister for Foreign Affairs Marat Tazhin.

Following the results of the tenders of the shares at the Kazakhstan stock exchange (KASE) on April 7, 2008 KASE index increased by 14.21 items (0.6 %) - from 2571.74 up to 2585.95, the agency reports.

Today the leader of the state Nursultan Nazarbayev signed the law of the Republic of Kazakhstan on ratification of the protocol on amendments to the Shanghai convention on struggle against terrorism, separatism and the extremism signed on June 15, 2001 in Shanghai (Chinese National Republic), the agency reports referring to the president's press service.

The National Bank of the Republic of Kazakhstan fixed the foreign currency exchange rates to the tenge for April 8:

The NATO Secretary General Special Representative for the Caucasus and Central Asia Robert Simmons will visit Kazakhstan.

The Prime Minister of Kazakhstan Karim Masimov charged the akims to transfer the resources necessary for liquidation of the consequences of flood in the South Kazakhstan oblast.

The basic crew of the manned ship Soyuz TMA-12 that will be launched on April 8 to the International Space Station (ISS) has been approved at Baikonur, the agency reports.

The banks of the second level have assimilated 86.2 % of the funds allocated from the budget for support of small and medium enterprises. The Minister of Economics Bakhyt Sultanov informed today during the selector government meeting, the agency reports.

The Minister of Defense of Turkmenistan, General, Agageldy Mamedgeldyev will arrive in Baku today, the Ministry of Defense of Azerbaijan informed the agency.

The President of Kazakhstan Nursultan Nazarbayev will visit India in November.

Kazakhstan Speaker of the Senate of the Parliament Kasym-Zhomart Tokayev and the Indian Vice President Mohammad Hamid Ansari discussed the questions of bilateral cooperation of two states today in Astana, the agency reports.

Average weighted rate of KZT on Kazakhstan stock exchange (KASE) increased by 0.05 KZT on Monday against Friday and totaled KZT 120.56 per dollar.

Following the results of fixing at the Kazakhstan Stock Exchange (KASE) on April 7, value of KazPrime indicator decreased by 29 items and made 8.35 % annual on KASE, the agency reports.

Kazakhstan by the end of the week may introduce duties on export of grain or completely forbid grain export. The Prime Minister of Kazakhstan Karim Masimov informed today at the selector government meeting, the agency reports.

The session of the expert group on coordination of the draft agreement on cooperation of the governments of the CIS member states in struggle against illegal circulation of fire-arms, ammunition, and explosives will take place on April 8-10 in Minsk in the CIS Executive Committee, the CIS Executive Committee press service informed the agency.

The works, according to the schedule of the second starting day, for preparation for launch of the booster rocket Soyuz-FG with manned ship Soyuz TMA-12 have continued at Baikonur, the agency reports referring to the source at the cosmodrome.

World market prices for tin continue to rise, the experts inform.

The newly appointed chairman of the National Company Kazakhstan temir zholy Askar Mamin held the meeting with the management of the company.