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The National Bank of the Republic of Kazakhstan fixed the foreign currency exchange rates to the tenge for June 6, 7, 8:

The Secretaries of Security Councils of the CSTO states supported the agreement on creation of Collective Rapid Response Forces (CRRF) of the organization. The CSTO Secretary General, Nikolay Bordyuzha, informed at the meeting of the President of Belarus, Alexander Lukashenko, with chairmen of the delegations participating in the session of the CSTO Committee of Secretaries of Security Councils, the agency reports citing Belarus news agency BELTA.

Vice Prime Minister, the Minister of Finance of the Russian Federation, Alexey Kudrin, forecasts the price for oil at the level of $50 per barrel for 3 - 5 years, the agency reports citing information-analytical portal Neft Rossii.

Kazakhstan will take part in the International Food and Drink Exhibition TUTTOFOOD 2009 in Milan on June 10 - 13th, the agency reports citing the press service of the Ministry of Industry and Commerce of Kazakhstan.

The UN Secretary General, Ban Ki-moon, urges Kazakhstan citizens to undertake concrete steps on the Environment Day to make the planet clearer. The statement of the UN Secretary General was read in the Ministry of Environmental Protection of Kazakhstan by the UNDP Permanent Representative Shu Haolyan, the agency reports.

The office of the military attache of the Ministry of Defense of Kazakhstan in Iran has been opened in Teheran, the press service of the Ministry for Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Kazakhstan informed the agency.

The meeting of Minister of Defense of Kazakhstan, Danial Ahmetov, with the delegation of the Ministry of Defense of Israel headed by Director of the Defence Ministry's Sibat Export Agency, Udi Shani, took place in Astana. The officials at the meeting discussed the questions of elimination of defects of the arms imported by the Israeli companies, the press service of Ministry of Defense of Kazakhstan informed the agency.

The head of the state, Nursultan Nazarbayev, on June 2nd, 2009, signed the decree on measures for realization of the assignments given by the President of the Republic of Kazakhstan at the extraordinary XII congress of the People's Democratic Party Nur Otan, on May 15th, 2009, the agency reports citing the president's press service.

The Minister of Internal Affairs of Ukraine, Jury Lutsenko, has become the chairman of the Council of Ministers of Internal Affairs of the CIS. The Minister of Internal Affairs of the Russian Federation, ex-chairman of the Council of Ministers of Internal Affairs of the CIS, Rashid Nurgaliev, informed during the session in Yalta, the agency reports citing Ukrainian Novosti.

The world prices for oil, following the results of the tenders on Thursday, significantly went up, the agency reports citing RIA RosBusinessConsulting (RBC).

Kyrgyzstan will introduce the new banknotes with denomination of 20, 50 and 100 soms since July 1st, 2009, the agency reports citing the press service of the National Bank of Kyrgyzstan.

The session of Committee of Security Councils Secretaries of the CSTO countries will be held today in Minsk, the agency reports citing the press service of the CSTO Secretariat.

The prices of the enterprises - manufacturers of industrial products in Kazakhstan, including services, in May, 2009, in comparison with the last month, have gone up by 1.6 %, the agency reports citing the Statistics Agency of Kazakhstan.

The CIS law enforcement agencies need to develop a long-term strategy on organization of struggle against crimes in information technology, the Minister of Internal Affairs of the Russian Federation, Rashid Nurgaliev, stated in Yalta at the meeting of Ministers of Internal Affairs of the Commonwealth states, the agency reports citing Prime-TASS.

After withdrawal from the CIS, Georgia will continue to participate in 76 agreements accepted within the Commonwealth. This decision was made, following the results of the session of the expert group created for consideration of participation of Georgia in the international agreements and decisions of the CIS institutions taken place on June 3-4 in the CIS Executive Committee in Minsk, the agency reports citing the press service of the CIS Executive Committee.

Gross international reserves, as of June 1st, have grown by 2.14 % (they have decreased by 0.12 % from the beginning of the year) and have been $19 896 million, the agency reports citing the National Bank of Kazakhstan.

The chairman of the National Bank of Kazakhstan, Grigory Marchenko, reported the President of Kazakhstan, Nursultan Nazarbayev, on the macroeconomic situation in the country, the agency reports citing the president's press service.

The Fund of First President of Kazakhstan is ready to cooperate with public organizations. The Executive Director of the Fund of First President of Kazakhstan, Bektas Muhamedzhanov, informed on Thursday, the agency reports citing official mass media.

The world's largest state petrocompany Saudi Aramco will increase the prices for all sorts of exported oil since july, the agency reports citing the information-analytical portal Neft Rossii.

The price of OPEC oil basket has gone down, but remained above $66 per barrel, the agency reports citing information-analytical portal Neft Russii.