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<div class="article__description">Such a decision was made by Head of State Kassym-Jomart Tokayev, Kazinform News Agency cites the Akorda press service.</div>The decision to call off the 2024 Astana International Forum was made amid the unprecedented floods in the country. Such a move came as part of a cost-cutting measure as the country battles the aftermath of the natural disaster and provides aid to its citizens.The Head of State expressed hope that those invited to the event, which was due to take place on June 13-14 this year, will accept the decision with comprehension. &nbsp;

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ASTANA – In an unexpected move, President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev has announced the cancellation of the Astana International Forum (AIF) scheduled for June 13-14, 2024.Such a decision was made in connection with the unprecedented flooding in Kazakhstan.“Due to the severe flooding in Kazakhstan and the need to allocate financial resources for relief efforts and aid for affected citizens, I have made the decision to cancel the Astana International Forum that was scheduled for June 13-14 this year,” wrote Tokayev in his X account. &nbsp;

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During the annual conference of the Boao Forum for Asia (BFA), held on 26-29 March 2024 and attended by the President of the Republic of Kazakhstan Kassym-Jomart Tokayev, the Astana International Forum (AIF) and the BFA signed a memorandum of cooperation.&nbsp;The two organizations use their respective platforms to promote dialogue, to advance international cooperation in addressing common challenges in Asia and beyond, and to support efforts to strengthen multilateralism and collective responsibility for building a better world.&nbsp;&nbsp;The AIF and BFA will enhance collaboration through joint events and cooperation between them to promote knowledge exchange, resource-sharing, and increased visibility of their respective platforms.<img class="image_resized" style="aspect-ratio:232/107;width:100%;" src="https://aif-24-bucket.s3.eu-north-1.amazonaws.com/ckeditor/63201e2d7764046af3a9fbcb0b925037.jpg" width="232" height="107"><div>Source: <a href="https://t.me/aqorda_resmi/15932">https://t.me/aqorda_resmi/15932</a></div>

Президент Қасым-Жомарт Тоқаевтың Боао азиялық форумының жыл сайынғы сессиясына қатысуы аясында Астана халықаралық форумы (AIF) мен BFA ынтымақтастық туралы меморандумға қол қойды.&nbsp;&nbsp;Тараптар халықаралық және өңірлік күн тәртібін бірлесіп ілгерілетуге, сондай-ақ жақсы әлем құру үшін көпжақтылық пен ұжымдық жауапкершілікті нығайту бойынша жаһандық шараларды қолдауға ниетті.&nbsp;&nbsp;AIF және BFA екі диалогтық алаңның күш-жігерін біріктіру мақсатында ортақ ниет аясында бірқатар іс-шаралар өткізуді жоспарлайды.&nbsp;<div>Дереккөз: <a href="https://t.me/aqorda_resmi/15932">https://t.me/aqorda_resmi/15932</a>&nbsp;<figure class="image image_resized" style="width:100%;"><img style="aspect-ratio:1024/576;" src="https://aif-24-bucket.s3.eu-north-1.amazonaws.com/ckeditor/ce0349a27400914f57c0fe5c0e057896.jpg" alt="ce0349a27400914f57c0fe5c0e057896.jpg" width="1024" height="576"></figure></div>

В рамках участия Президента Касым-Жомарта Токаева в ежегодной сессии Боаоского азиатского форума Международный форум Астана (AIF) и&nbsp;BFA подписали меморандум о сотрудничестве.&nbsp;Стороны намерены совместно продвигать международную и региональную повестку, а также поддерживать глобальные меры по укреплению многосторонности и коллективной ответственности за построение лучшего мира.&nbsp;AIF и&nbsp;BFA планируют провести ряд мероприятий под общей эгидой с целью объединения усилий двух диалоговых площадок.&nbsp;Источник:&nbsp;<a href="https://t.me/aqorda_resmi/15932">https://t.me/aqorda_resmi/15932</a>&nbsp;<figure class="image image_resized" style="width:100%;"><img style="aspect-ratio:1024/576;" src="https://aif-24-bucket.s3.eu-north-1.amazonaws.com/ckeditor/ce0349a27400914f57c0fe5c0e057896.jpg" alt="ce0349a27400914f57c0fe5c0e057896.jpg" width="1024" height="576"></figure>

The President of Kazakhstan Kassym-Jomart Tokayev highlighted Asia’s leading role in new development paradigms at the Boao Forum for Asia (BFA) on the Chinese island of Hainan on Thursday (28 March).The Boao Forum for Asia, initiated by 25 Asian countries and Australia, is a non-profit organisation based in Beijing, hosting high-level forums for leaders from government, business, and academia in Asia and other continents, sharing their vision on the most important and urgent issues in this region and the world at large. The Chairman of BFA is Ban Ki-moon, former UN Secretary-General. &nbsp;

<section><div class="sc-d6ddd60-0 eHKETf hero-wrapper"><section><div class="sc-d6ddd60-14 ixkIxI hero-standfirst">From international collaboration to cutting-edge software cropping up in sectors such as healthcare and education, Kazakhstan is looking to effect real change through AI applications.This spring, an exhibition of over 120 paintings opened in Almaty as part of the NeuroKazakhstan 2024 project. Presenting an overview of nature, architecture, cuisine, and other elements of Kazakh culture, the show had an unusual origin – the works were crafted with neural networks.</div></section></div></section> &nbsp;

Kazakhstan’s President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev last month visited Doha for two days of extensive discussions with the Qatari leadership. During the visit, President Tokayev highlighted Kazakhstan’s readiness to increase exports to Qatar across 60 non-resource commodity items totaling $250 million and proposed increasing mutual trade to $500 million in the near future. This visit, which marked 30 years of diplomatic ties between the two countries, reflected Kazakhstan’s commitment to expanding its relationship with the Gulf states, as well as its evolving position as an active and productive power on the world stage. &nbsp;

Kazakhstan has been catching the attention of Western countries recently. Through projects like China’s Belt and Road Initiative and the complementary Middle Corridor, both of which pass through Kazakhstan, the country is becoming an important bridge and a global hub for trade and diplomacy between the economies of Europe and Asia. Consequently, Kazakhstan’s foreign policy has major implications for the East and West. Its policies and alliances could greatly influence trade, economic stability, and diplomatic relations in the wider Eurasian region.

A recent <a href="https://www.swp-berlin.org/en/publication/mittlere-maechte-einflussreiche-akteure-in-der-internationalen-politik">report </a>by the German analytical centre, ‘Foundation for Science and Politics,’ has categorised Kazakhstan, Central Asia’s largest country and one of its most important, as a ‘middle power’ – a nation with considerable influence in the global political and economic arena, yet less so than a major global power.&nbsp;This is a stark contrast to a little over 30 years ago when the country gained independence from the Soviet Union in 1991 and played an unassuming role in international relations.&nbsp; &nbsp;

A recent <a href="https://www.swp-berlin.org/en/publication/mittlere-maechte-einflussreiche-akteure-in-der-internationalen-politik">report </a>by the German analytical centre, ‘Foundation for Science and Politics,’ has categorised Kazakhstan, Central Asia’s largest country and one of its most important, as a ‘middle power’ – a nation with considerable influence in the global political and economic arena, yet less so than a major global power.&nbsp;This is a stark contrast to a little over 30 years ago when the country gained independence from the Soviet Union in 1991 and played an unassuming role in international relations.

Over the last decade, India has developed a strategy of heightened engagement and active diplomacy in Central Asia, viewing the region as an important economic and geopolitical partner. This year represents a critical moment for this fast-growing partnership, as India and the Central Asian five – Kazakhstan, Uzbekistan, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan and the Kyrgyz Republic – will have a number of premium opportunities to expand their relationship and identify new avenues for cooperation, including the annual meeting of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization, the biannual India-Central Asia Summit, and the second edition of the Astana International Forum. With such agenda-setting events in sight, India must build on its recent progress and establish itself as a key partner for the region.Over the last decade, India has developed a strategy of heightened engagement and active diplomacy in Central Asia, viewing the region as an important economic and geopolitical partner. This year represents a critical moment for this fast-growing partnership, as India and the Central Asian five – Kazakhstan, Uzbekistan, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan and the Kyrgyz Republic – will have a number of premium opportunities to expand their relationship and identify new avenues for cooperation, including the annual meeting of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization, the biannual India-Central Asia Summit, and the second edition of the Astana International Forum. With such agenda-setting events in sight, India must build on its recent progress and establish itself as a key partner for the region.

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Тоголез Республикасының Президенті

Президент Тоголезской Республики

Secretary General of the Council of Europe

Еуропа Кеңесінің Бас Хатшысы

Генеральный секретарь Совета Европы

Director-General of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the UN (FAO)

БҰҰ Азық-түлік және ауылшаруашылық ұйымының (ФАО)Бас директоры

Генеральный директор Продовольственной и сельскохозяйственной организации ООН (ФАО)

Under-Secretary-General, Executive Secretary, UN, ESCAP

Assistant Secretary-General for Europe, Central Asia and Americas in the UN Department of Political Affairs

БҰҰ-ның саяси мәселелер жөніндегі департаментінде Еуропа, Орталық Азия және Солтүстік және Оңтүстік Америка бойынша Бас хатшының көмекшісі

Помощник Генерального секретаря по Европе, Центральной Азии и Северной и Южной Америке в Департаменте ООН по политическим вопросам

Генеральный секретарь ОБСЕ

Special Representative of the Secretary-General and Head of the United Nations Regional Centre for Preventive Diplomacy for Central Asia (UNRCCA)

БҰҰ-ның Орталық Азия бойынша арнайы өкілі

Специальный представитель ООН по Центральной Азии

Executive Secretary, United Nations Economic Commission for Europe

Former Prime Minister of Burkina Faso and Former Executive Director of the CTBTO

ЯСЖТШҰ атқарушы директоры және Буркина-Фасоның бұрынғы премьер-министрі

Исполнительный директор ОДВЗЯИ и бывший премьер-министр Буркина-Фасо

President, European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD)

Ислам даму банкінің президенті

Президент Исламского банка развития

President of the Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank (AIIB)

Азия инфрақұрылымдық инвестициялар банкінің (AIIB) Президенті

Президент Азиатского банка инфраструктурных инвестиций (AIIB)

Cabinet Member and Minister of Foreign Affairs,	UAE

Minister of Energy and Infrastructure, UAE

Chairman, Federation of Chambers of Commerce and Industry, UAE

Chairman, Federation of Chambers of Commerce and Industry

Special Advisor on International Affairs at the General Secretariat for Ecological Planning under the Prime minister of the French Republic. Special Envoy of the French President for the “One Water Summit”

Chairman of the Economic Committee, German Bundestag

Chairman of the economic committee, German Bundestag

Vice President, Europe and Central Asia, World Bank

Secretary General, International Economic Affairs of Greek MFA

Secretary General, International Economic affairs of Greek MFA

Regional Director, IOM Regional Office for South -Eastern Europe, Eastern Europe and Central Asia

Eni бас атқарушы директоры

Главный исполнительный директор Eni

Rebuilding Tomorrow: Diplomacy in the Aftermath of Conflict

Economic Chess: Navigating Geoeconomics, Supply Chains, and Trade Barriers

Beyond Boundaries: Toward Global Nuclear Disarmament and Arms Control

Mind the Gap: AI, Disinformation, and the Battle Against Polarization

Middle Powers: Charting a Third Way in International Affairs

Parliamentary Diplomacy Unleashed: A Discussion on its Merits

Summit 2024: Decoding Critical Choices Shaping Our Future

Foreign policy & International security

Global Mobility: The Complex Challenges of Migration

Grain Drain: Tackling Food Insecurity Amid Global Shocks

Converging with OECD standards for a more Inclusive, Innovative and Dynamic Economy

Advancing Towards 2030: Accelerating Sustainable Development Goals

Central Asia United: Regional Cooperation for a Shared Future

Learning Reloaded: The Future of Education

The OECD's Global Role: Working with Members and Partners for Sustainable, Shared Prosperity

International development and sustainability

Renewables Rising: Towards a Net Zero Energy Landscape

Energy Shifts: Navigating Insecurity and the Just Transition

Critical Resources: Navigating Raw Materials in Demand

Nuclear Dynamics: Energy, Safety, and Civil Applications

ESG Imperative: Shaping the Future of Responsible Mining

Hydrogen Power: Green Energy Systems for a Sustainable Future

Liquid Assets: Addressing the Global Challenge of Water Insecurity

Energy & Climate change

Preparing for the Future: Industrialization in the Age of AI

Tomorrow’s Workplace: Navigating the Future of Work & the Creative Economy

Connecting Horizons: New Supply Chains and Global Connectivity

Investment Frontiers: Capital Flows in Emerging Markets

Promoting Growth: Innovation & Intellectual Property

Urban Development: Smart Cities & Sustainability

Empowering Change: Women and Global Economic Growth

Economy & Finance

Almaty

The tour begins with a visit to Panfilov Park, dedicated to the memory of the 28 Panfilov guards from Almaty who valiantly defended Moscow against the Nazi invasion in 1941.

Almaty Tour by “Turan Asia” travel company

The Medeo ice rink, built in 1972, is located at 1691 meters above sea level and is famous worldwide.

Almaty: Huns Ethno-Village Tour by “Sky Way”

Turkistan

According to legend, the legendary city of Otrar was completely burned down by Genghis Khan for his pride and unwillingness to surrender.

Turkestan Tour by “Sky Way”

Astana

The Baiterek Monument is of the most recognizable monuments of the capital of Kazakhstan.

Astana Tour by “Sky Way”

The Medeo ice rink, situated at an altitude of 1,691 meters above sea level, is known worldwide.

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