Kazakhstan

Iran, Kazakhstan discuss trade ties

TEHRAN, Mar. 17 (MNA) –Speaker of the Iranian Parliament Ali Larijani and Kazakhstan Ambassador to Tehran Askhat Orazbay discussed expansion of mutual economic and trade ties in a meeting in Tehran on Sunday.

‘Caspian Sea Legal Status’ meeting kicks off in Baku

TEHRAN, Feb. 19 (MNA) – High-level ministers of the five littoral states of the Caspian Sea—Russia, Iran, Azerbaijan, Kazakhstan and Turkmenistan— are meeting in Baku to monitor the implementation of the Convention on the Legal Status of the sea.

EAEU ready to continue trade coop. with Iran: EEC minister

TEHRAN, Feb. 13 (MNA) – The Eurasian Economic Commission (EEC) minister for trade, Veronika Nikishina, said the EAEU member countries are ready to continue talks with Iran to develop trade and economic cooperation.

Iran, Russia, Kazakhstan ink trilateral MoU on wheat trade

TEHRAN, Feb. 12 (MNA) – Iranian, Russian and Kazakh agricultural officials signed and sealed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) at the venue of Russian Ministry of Agriculture on Tue. with regard to wheat trade.

Pres. Rouhani:

Tehran-Astana ties to develop further by activating potentials

TEHRAN, Feb. 02 (MNA) – The Iranian President Hassan Rouhani has stressed development of close ties between Tehran and Astara, calling for activating the existing potentials to further develop the ties.

Tehran, Astana stress expansion of healthcare coop.

TEHRAN, Jan. 22 (MNA) – Iran's Ambassador to Astana Majid Saber and Kazakhstan's Minister of Healthcare Yelzhan Birtanov underlined the importance of expanding cooperation in healthcare.

President Rouhani facilitates Kazakhstan on Independence Day

TEHRAN, Dec. 16 (MNA) – President Rouhani sent a message to the president of the Republic of Kazakhstan to felicitate him and Kazakh people on Independence Day of the Central Asian country.

Tehran hosting meeting on Caspian Sea safety protocol

TEHRAN, Dec. 11 (MNA) – The 4th meeting on the Caspian Sea's maritime safety protocol kicked off in Tehran on Monday and will wrap up today.

Iranian envoy to Astana meets with Khazakh FM

TEHRAN, Nov. 29 (MNA) – Senior Assistant of Iran's Foreign Minister Hossein Jaberi Ansari met with Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Kazakhstan, Kairat Abdrakhmanov, in Astana, on Thursday.

Kazakh’s Astana to host Syrian Peace Process talks on Nov. 28

TEHRAN, Nov. 24 (MNA) – The 11th round of Syrian Peace Process talks entitled ‘Astana Talks’ will be held in Kazakh capital Astana on Nov. 28-29 for two days.

Intl. meeting on Syria to be held in Astana on Nov. 28-29

TEHRAN, Nov. 19 (MNA) – International meeting in Astana on the situation in Syria will be held on November 28-29, Foreign Minister of Kazakhstan Kairat Abdrakhmanov told reporters.

Iranian parliamentary delegation departs to Aktau

TEHRAN, Nov. 9 (MNA) – An Iranian parliamentary delegation left Tehran for the port city of Aktau in Kazakhstan on Friday to attend a trilateral meeting with Russian and Kazakh officials.

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Legal framework of Caspian Sea and interests of Iran

TEHRAN, Nov. 05 (MNA) – In international law, the concept of power is inevitably alongside with the principles of the law. The legal framework of the Caspian Sea and interests of the Islamic Republic of Iran were discussed in Kazakhstan's Aktao Agreement.

Iran, Kazakhstan sign road transport agreement

TEHRAN, Oct. 28 (MNA) – Iran and Kazakhstan have signed an agreement on issuing permits for truckers commuting between the two countries in a bid to boost mutual cooperation in road transportation.

Iran, Kazakhstan sign MoU on healthcare coop.

TEHRAN, Oct. 26 (MNA) – Health ministers of Iran and Kazakhstan have signed a memorandum of understanding for healthcare cooperation on the sidelines of a global conference on primary healthcare in Astana.

Russia calls for increased coop. with Iran in vaccine production

TEHRAN, Oct. 26 (MNA) – Russian Health Minister Veronika Skvortsova has called for closer cooperation with Iran on production of vaccines, given the country's valuable experience in pharmaceutical industry.

PMO official:

170 tons of apple exported from Amirabad port to Kazakhstan

TEHRAN, Oct. 10 (MNA) – An official in charge of Ports and Maritime Organization (PMO), Siyavash Rezvani, said that 170 tons of fresh apple, harvested from Damavand orchards, were recently exported from Amirabad Port to Kazakhstan.

Nazarbayev:

Kazakhstan to exert efforts for solving crisis in Syria

ASTANA, Oct. 10 (MNA) – President of Kazakhstan, Nursultan Nazarbayev expressed his country’s readiness to continue working towards resolving international issues, including the crisis in Syria.

Larijani lauds Kazakhstan's role in preserving peace in region

TEHRAN, Oct. 10 (MNA) – Iranian Parliament Speaker Ali Larijani and his Kazakh counterpart, Nurlan Nigmatulin, met on Tuesday on the sidelines of the third Meeting of Speakers of Eurasian Countries' Parliaments in Antalya, Turkey.

Iran shut out Kazakhstan at AVC Women’s Cup opener

TEHRAN, Sep. 16 (MNA) – Iran swept Kazakhstan 3-2 in a thrilling performance at the opening match of the 6th Asian Volleyball Confederation (AVC) Women’s Cup on Sunday in Thailand.

FM Zarif bids farewell to outgoing Kazakh, Japanese envoys

TEHRAN, Sep. 10 (MNA) – Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif on Monday received the Kazakhstan and Japanese ambassadors at the end of their missions.

‘Safe Passage’ wins Special Jury Prize at Kazakhstan’s Ertis Cinema

TEHRAN, Sep. 03 (MNA) – Iranian documentary ‘Special Passage’ won Payam Parsafar the Special Jury Prize for Best Director at the first International Film Festival of Short Feature Films and Documentaries Ertis Cinema in Kazakhstan.

Iranian FM:

Caspian Sea Convention to fully secure Iran’s national interests

TEHRAN, Aug. 16 (MNA) – Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif in a televised interview said that the current Convention on the Legal Status of the Caspian Sea will secure Iran’s national interests in the best form possible.

Lavrov hails Aktau Convention as groundwork for settling issues

TEHRAN, Aug. 15 (MNA) – Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov said on Tuesday that Convention on Caspian Sea’s legal status laid the groundwork for settling all outstanding issues.

Parl. national security commission spox:

Iran’s interests observed in Caspian Sea Convention strictly

TEHRAN, Aug. 15 (MNA) – Spokesman for the Parliament National Security and Foreign Policy Commission Ali Najafi Khoshroudi said that interests of the Islamic Republic of Iran were observed strictly in the Convention on the Legal Status of the Caspian Sea.

IPRC to mull over Convention on the Legal Status of the Caspian Sea

TEHRAN, Aug. 13 (MNA) – Iranian Parliament Research Center (IPRC) Head Kazem Jalali said that Convention on the Legal Status of the Caspian Sea should be submitted to the Parliament in the form of bylaw for final approval, so that the Center is tasked with conducting expert-level studies on this issue.