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The National Bank of the Republic of Kazakhstan fixed the foreign currency exchange rates to the tenge for October 7:

The Presidents of Kazakhstan and France, Nursultan Nazarbayev and Nicolas Sarkozy, have agreed on participation of France in construction of the main oil pipeline on the Caspian Sea in Baku to Europe, the agency reports.

France supports Kazakhstan in aspiration to implement the OSCE standards. The President of France, Nicolas Sarkozy, stated during the press conference in Akorda, the agency reports.

The President of France, Nicolas Sarkozy, informed today during the joint with the President of Kazakhstan press conference in Akorda of his intention to take part in the summit of the leaders of the OSCE states in Astana in 2010, the agency reports.

The Kazakhstan delegation will take part in the 5th session of the Council of the Frame Agreement for Trade and Investments of the USA, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan and Uzbekistan, which will pass on October 7- 8 in Washington. The official representative of the Ministry for Foreign Affairs of Kazakhstan, Yerzhan Ashikbayev, informed at today's briefing.

A number of the Kazakhstan-French intergovernmental and commercial agreements were signed today in Akorda within the visit of the President of the French Republic, Nicolas Sarkozy, to Kazakhstan, the agency reports.

Kazakhstan and France signed a number of documents and agreements for the sum of about $6 billion. The chairman of Investments Committee of the Ministry of Industry and Commerce of Kazakhstan, Timur Nurashev, informed in the interview to journalists during Kazakhstan-France business forum, the agency reports.

The President of the Republic of Kazakhstan, Nursultan Nazarbayev, has handed over to the President of the French Republic, Nicolas Sarkozy, the highest state award of Kazakhstan - Altyn Kyran award. N. Nazarbayev informed at the press conference, the agency reports.

Kazakhstan intends to develop all kinds of tourism. The President of Kazakhstan, Nursultan Nazarbayev, informed at the United Nations World Tourism Organization (UNWTO), on Monday, the agency reports.

The President of Kazakhstan, Nursultan Nazarbayev, informed at the United Nations World Tourism Organization (UNWTO), on Monday that about 14 million tourists from Europe and Asia plan to visit Kazakhstan within the nearest years, the agency reports.

Kazakhstan started its presidency in the Advisory Committee on Management and Finance of the OSCE Permanent Council. The official representative of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Kazakhstan, Yerzhan Ashikbayev, informed at a briefing, the agency reports.

The President of the French Republic, Nicolas Sarkozy, arrived for a state visit in the Republic of Kazakhstan, the agency reports.

Vice Minister of Internal Affairs of the Republic of Kazakhstan has been appointed, the agency reports citing the president's press service.

Tourism income in the world amounts to $4 trillion. The President of Kazakhstan, Nursultan Nazarbayev, informed at the United Nations World Tourism Organization (UNWTO), on Monday, the agency reports.

The world prices for oil, following the results of the tenders on Monday, have been heading in different directions, the agency reports citing RIA RosBusinessConsulting (RBC).