Tag: Kazakhstan

4th November 2014

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by Carolyn Browne

Former ambassador to Kazakhstan

Kazakhstan Armed Forces members took part at Cambrian patrol in Wales

Guest blog by Mark Wentworth, British Defence Attaché to Kazakhstan. Eight members of the Kazakh Armed Forces recently participated in the internationally renowned Exercise CAMBRIAN PATROL that takes place annually in Wales, United Kingdom.  The aim of the exercise is to “provide a challenging patrol environment in order to enhance operational capability”. During the exercise, […]

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13th February 2013

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by Leigh Turner

Ambassador to Austria and UK Permanent Representative to the United Nations and other International Organisations in Vienna

Helping British Businesses from Istanbul to Bishkek to Moscow and beyond

In the Palm Court of the British Consulate-General in Istanbul, staff are gathered from British Embassies in eight South Caucasus and Central Asian countries1 ranging from Georgia in the west to Kazakhstan and Kyrgyzstan in the east.  Trade and Investment specialists from the British Embassy in Moscow and from UK Trade and Investment in London as […]

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19th October 2012

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by Leigh Turner

Ambassador to Austria and UK Permanent Representative to the United Nations and other International Organisations in Vienna

Palm Trees in Kazakhstan

Astana, the capital city of Kazakhstan, is not noted for its mild climate.  In fact it is amongst the world’s coldest capitals, with temperatures regularly below minus 30 in the winter. But at the centre of the city a huge atrium houses dozens of palm trees, surrounded by students and professors going about their business. […]

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