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Kazakhstan in the near future will finish bilateral negotiations with the European Union on introduction into World Trade Organization (WTO). The chairman of the representation of the European Commission in Kazakhstan, Norber Zhusten, informed today, following the results of the 10th session of subcommittee Kazakhstan - EU, the agency reports.

Following the results of the tenders of the shares at the Kazakhstan stock exchange (KASE) on October 15, 2008 KASE index decreased by 60.22 items (5.5 %) - from 1087.74 up to 1027.52, the agency reports.

The International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) and the project of International Thermonuclear Experimental Reactor (ITER) signed cooperation agreement on Monday, the agency reports referring to IAEA press service.

The conference of the Ministers for Foreign Affairs of the Muslim and western countries - Common World: Progress through Diversity will take place in Kazakhstan. The official representative of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Kazakhstan, Yerzhan Ashikbayev, informed during the briefing on Monday, the agency reports.

The National Bank of the Republic of Kazakhstan fixed the foreign currency exchange rates to the tenge for October 16:

The leader of the state, Nursultan Nazarbayev, met vice chairman of Majilis of Parliament of the Republic of Kazakhstan, Zhanybek Karibzhanov, in Akorda today, the agency reports referring to the president's press service.

The deputies of Majilis of Parliament of Kazakhstan today at the plenary session approved the bill of Kazakhstan on ratification of the protocol on amendments to the Agreement between the SCO member states on the Regional Antiterrorist Structure signed on June 7, 2002 in St. Petersburg, the agency reports.

After a sharp decrease of prices in the world market of zinc the prices stabilized. Stocks of zinc in the London stock exchange of metals have increased for the last month.

Today during the plenary session the deputies of Majilis of Parliament of Kazakhstan voted for pre-schedule termination of powers of the deputy of the Lower Chamber, Aslan Musin, the agency reports.

Azamat Ibrayev has been appointed vice chairman of the prime minister's office by the decree of the Prime Minister of the Republic of Kazakhstan, the agency reports referring to the prime minister's press service.

The first session of the board of the Kazakhstan-French Business Council was held in Astana under the presidency of the Minister of Economics and Budgetary Planning of Kazakhstan, Bahyt Sultanov, on Tuesday, the agency reports referring to the press service of the Ministry of Economics and Budgetary Planning of Kazakhstan.

Secretary General of the Organization of Islamic Conference (OIC), Ekmeleddin Ihsanoglu, positively estimated the policy of Kazakhstan President, the agency reports referring to the press service of the Ministry for Foreign Affairs of Kazakhstan.

Following the results of fixing at the Kazakhstan Stock Exchange (KASE) on October 15, value of KazPrime indicator did not change and made 6.98 % annual on KASE, the agency reports.

Amanzhol Zhankuliev, the Plenipotentiary and Extraordinary Ambassador of the Republic of Kazakhstan to the Swiss Confederation has been appointed by the decree of the President of Kazakhstan, Nursultan Nazarbayev, Plenipotentiary Ambassador of the Republic of Kazakhstan to the State of Vatican. The president's press service informed.

The President of Kazakhstan, Nursultan Nazarbayev, took part in opening of six traffic lanes of the first domestic autoban Astana-Schuchinsk on Tuesday, the agency reports.

Average weighted rate of KZT on Kazakhstan stock exchange (KASE) increased by 0.08 KZT on Wednesday against Tuesday and totaled KZT 119.79 per dollar.

The meeting of the State Secretary of the Republic of Kazakhstan, Kanat Saudabayev, with the new Ambassador of the USA to Kazakhstan, Richard Hoagland, took place in Akorda on Tuesday. The parties discussed the pressing questions of bilateral cooperation, the president's press service informs.

The chairman of Accounts Committee for control over execution of the republican budget of Kazakhstan, Omarkhan Oksikbayev, reported the leader of the state, Nursultan Nazarbayev, on the results of the work of the committee for nine months of 2008 on Tuesday, the agency reports referring to the president's press service.

Fund on realization of public health services projects will be created in Kazakhstan. General Director of World Health Organization, Margaret Chan, informed after the meeting with the Minister for Foreign Affairs of Kazakhstan, Marat Tazhin, on Wednesday, the agency reports.

The Prime Minister of Kazakhstan, Karim Masimov, formulated a number of goals to the chairman of the created Fund of National Welfare Samruk - Kazyna Kayrat Kelimbetov during introduction to the collective of the fund, the agency reports.