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Kazakhstan, Belarus and Russia have coordinated 88 % of documents within the limits of creation of the Customs Union. The Secretary General of the Eurasian Economic Community (EurAsEC), Tair Mansurov, informed during the meeting with the President of Kazakhstan, Nursultan Nazarbayev, the agency reports citing the president's press service.

Russia intends to use the territory of Kazakhstan for transit of cargoes from China, the agency reports citing Russian news agency Regnum.

The National Bank of the Republic of Kazakhstan fixed the foreign currency exchange rates to the tenge for May 15:

In I quarter 2009 the assets of JSC Company Kazatomprom have grown by 4.3 % and have been 358 710 211 thousand KZT, the agency reports citing the consolidated balance sheet as of March, 31st, 2009.

North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) has officially invited Kazakhstan to take part in peace-making operation for restoration of Afghanistan. NATO Secretary General's Special Representative for the Caucasus and Central Asia, Robert Simmons, informed, the agency reports citing Independent newspaper.

Elections of 18 new members of the Council of the United Nations for Human Rights took place in the UN headquarters in New York during the 63rd session of the UN General Assembly. Kyrgyzstan has been elected one of the members of the UN Council, the agency reports citing the press service of the Ministry for Foreign Affairs of Kyrgyzstan.

The Ministry of Industry and Commerce created the list of domestic manufacturers for realization of socially-significant programs. The Responsible Secretary of the Ministry of Industry and Commerce of Kazakhstan, Vyacheslav Sovetsky, informed during the republican meeting on problems of small and medium business on Tuesday, the agency reports.

JSC KazTransOil in January - April, 2009 in comparison with the similar period of 2008 has increased volume of oil transportation by 4.6 %, the agency reports citing the press service of the company.

The world market prices for oil have remained high: at the last tenders June future for Light Sweet Crude Oil at New York Mercantile Exchange (NYMEX) was $59.42 per barrel and at the tenders its cost, for the first time for the last half a year, has exceeded $60 per barrel.

The People's Democratic Party Nur Otan proposes to name the international airport of Astana after Nursultan Nazarbayev. First Vice President of Nur Otan Party, Darhan Kaletaev, said answering journalists' questions of the television channel Astana on Wednesday, May, 13th, the agency reports.

The Senate of Parliament of Kazakhstan passed the law on ratification of the amendment to the Agreement between the Republic of Kazakhstan and the United States of America concerning dismantling of mine launchers of Intercontinental Ballistic Missiles (ICBM), liquidation of emergencies and prevention of proliferation of nuclear weapons, the agency reports.

The world market prices for wheat have grown. June future quotations on soft wheat SRW at the last tenders at the Chicago stock exchange (Chicago Board of Trade - СВОТ) were 582 cents per bushel ($213.7 for a ton).

Following the results of the last month, the prices in the world market of zinc have gone up. The average price of this metal at the London Metal Exchange (LME) at the last tenders went up again.

The State Secretary of the Republic of Kazakhstan, Kanat Saudabayev, met in Akorda the UN Special Rapporteur on Torture, Manfred Novak, during his visit to Kazakhstan, the agency reports citing the president's press service.

The President of Korea, Lee Myung-bak, supports cooperation with Kazakhstan in alternative energy sphere, the agency reports.

The world prices for oil, following the results of the tenders on Wednesday, have gone down, the agency reports citing RIA RosBusinessConsulting (RBC).