Tokayev tasks to address environmental challenges in Almaty
President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev held a meeting with Almaty Mayor Darkhan Satybaldy, where he was briefed on the city’s socio-economic development and key urban planning and infrastructure projects underway, Qazinform News Agency cites Akorda.
Mayor Satybaldy stated that Almaty’s short-term economic indicator accelerated to 12.8% in 2025. The city paid 6.6 trillion tenge in state tax revenue and mandatory contributions.
New strategic initiatives focused on the city’s polycentric development were presented. The concept includes creation of new points of attraction - modern IT infrastructure, multi-purpose business centers, as well as leisure facilities and improved recreational spaces.
The discussion also outlined the formation of Almaty’s modern transport network, with the development of high-speed transport as the key to boosting population mobility and promoting a sustainable urban environment.
Following the meeting, President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev gave directives aimed at continuing economic diversification, improving the environmental situation, establishing a sustainable transport and tourist infrastructure network, as well as enhancing urban environment quality and the population’s quality of life.
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International Humanitarian Cooperation was Discussed at the Kazakh Foreign Ministry
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First Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Kazakhstan Yerzhan Ashikbayev received Biljana Milosevic, Head of the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) Regional Delegation for Central Asia, Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Kazakhstan reports.
Biljana Milosevic expressed gratitude for Kazakhstan’s continued support for the ICRC in carrying out its humanitarian mission. She highly commended the country’s efforts in promoting the Global Initiative to Galvanize Political Commitment to International Humanitarian Law, as well as its contribution to protecting the values of humanism, advancing the sustainable development goals, and promoting international peace and security at regional and international platforms.
First Deputy Minister Ashikbayev reaffirmed Kazakhstan’s commitment to close cooperation with the ICRC and further support for global efforts aimed at ensuring full respect for international humanitarian law, strengthening collective ethical and legal responsibility.
The interlocutors discussed further work within the framework of the Global Initiative to Galvanize Political Commitment to International Humanitarian Law, as well as the preparations for the High-Level Conference on Humanity in War, to be held in Amman, Jordan at the end of 2026.
The parties confirmed their mutual interest in further strengthening long-term cooperation between Kazakhstan and the ICRC at the global, regional and national levels.
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Aibek Smadiyarov appointed Advisor to Kazakh President - Press Secretary
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The Head of State decreed to appoint Aibek Smadiyarov as Advisor to the President of Kazakhstan - Press Secretary of the President of Kazakhstan, Qazinform News Agency learnt from the Akorda press service.
He was born on July 7 in 1983 in Shymkent.
He graduated from the Abylai Khan Kazakh University of International Affairs and World Languages. Aibek Smadiyarov had held the post as an official spokesperson at the Kazakh Foreign Ministry.
Prior to the appointment served as head of the internal policy department at the Presidential Administration.
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Khalyk Kenesi to be granted power to call referendum
During the 4th session of the Constitutional Commission, Deputy Chairman of the Constitutional Court Bakyt Nurmukhanov announced that the Khalyk Kenesi (People’s Council of Kazakhstan) will be granted the right to initiate national referendums, Qazinform News Agency reports.
It will be vested with the authority to submit draft laws to the Qurultay and to launch initiatives for calling a national referendum," Bakyt Nurmukhanov noted.
According to him, this requires a dedicated section in the Constitution to regulate issues related to the Khalyk Kenesi.
This supreme consultative body, composed of the nation's citizens, will represent the interests of the people of Kazakhstan," the Deputy Chairman of the Constitutional Court underlined.
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77 articles set to be amended in Kazakh constitutional reform
Constitutional Court judge Bakyt Nurmukhanov spoke on the extent and nature of the proposed amendments to the Basic Law during the fourth meeting of the Constitutional Commission, Qazinform News Agency correspondent reports.
According to Nurmukhanov, the draft constitutional reform involves a preamble, 11 sections, and 104 articles. Meantime, it is proposed to introduce two new sections "People’s Council" and "Procedure for amending the Constitution".
Moreover, it was suggested renaming the four existing sections of the Constitution: "The General Regulations" into "The Foundations of the Constitutional System","Man and the Citizen" into "Basic Rights, Freedoms, and Responsibilities", "Parliament" into "Qurultay", "Courts and Justice, Prosecutor’s Office, Human Rights Commissioner’ into Justice, Prosecutor’s Office, Human Rights Mechanisms."
Nurmukhanov said 77 articles of the Constitution are proposed to be amended, representing 84% of its text. So, amendments and additions affect all sections of the Basic Law.
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