December 14. Kazinform's timeline of major events
EVENTS
1990 – The Kazakh Agricultural Science Academy is set up.
1992 – Almaty city hosts the first Forum of the Peoples of Kazakhstan.
2009 –Ex-US Assistant Secretary of State for South and Central Asia Robert Blake officially opens the first US General Consulate in Central Asia in Almaty city.
2012 – The Kazakhstan-Poland Cooperation and Development Council is established in Warsaw, Poland.
2012 – The Management Company «Kazmedia Ortalygy» officially joins the Asia-Pacific Broadcasting Union (ABU).
2016 – Prime Minister of Israel Benjamin Netanyahu pays his first official visit to Astana city now Nur-Sultan.
2017 – People’s Hero of Kazakhstan, pilot Dmitry Rodin who landed a jet with 116 passengers on board without front wheels is awarded the Badge of Honor «Patriot of the Year.»
2017 - The Astana Financial Services Authority (AFSA) becomes a full member of the Islamic Financial Services Board (IFSB).
2018 – The Kazakh microsatellite KazSTSat takes first photos from space. The satellite flying over the territory of South America captured the shots of the city of Rio Grande – the largest port city in the south of Argentina – with a resolution of 17 meters. 2019 – The first interview of incumbent Kazakh President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev is published in L’Essentiel Des Relations Internationales.
2019 – The first interview of Kazakh President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev is published in L’Essentiel Des Relations Internationales magazine.
2020 – The first Honorary Consulate of Kazakhstan opens in Columbia.