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Modi meets Sharif in Kazakhstan
Prime Minister Narendra Modi met his Pakistani counterpart Nawaz Sharif here on Thursday ahead of Friday's Shanghai Cooperation Organisatipn (SCO) Summit. According to a source here, Modi enquired about Sharif's health after an open heart surgery in London in May last year. "Both leaders greeted each other at the Leaders' Lounge at the Astana Opera …
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June 8, 2017 -
PM Modi arrives in Kazakhstan to attend SCO summit, may meet Nawaz Sharif
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday arrived in Kazakhstan where he will attend the summit of the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) and meet some foreign leaders, including Chinese President Xi Jinping. There were murmurs that he may meet Pakistan Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif on the sidelines of the summit, but there was no official confirmation. At the summit …
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June 8, 2017 -
Pakistan PM Nawaz Sharif to attend SCO summit in Kazakhstan
Pakistan Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif will attend the 17th Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) summit in Kazakhstan capital Astana, the Foreign Ministry said on Wednesday. Pakistan will become a full member of the SCO at the Astana summit starting on Thursday, the Ministry said. Islamabad had been a SCO observer since 2005. On the sidelines of …
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June 7, 2017 -
India, Kazakhstan discuss cross-border terrorism in Af-Pak region
India and Kazakhstan held a meeting of the Joint Working Group on Counter Terrorism here on Wednesday, exchanging views on prevailing regional terrorist threats including state-sponsored, cross-border terrorism in the Af-Pak region. "As strategic partners, India and Kazakhstan held the fourth meeting of the Joint Working Group on Counter Terrorism. Both sides assessed and exchanged …
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May 3, 2017 -
Three space station crew members land in Kazakhstan
After spending 173 days in space, Expedition 50 crew members Astronaut Shane Kimbrough of NASA and cosmonauts Sergey Ryzhikov and Andrey Borisenko of Russian space agency Roscosmos made their way back to Earth on Monday. "Touchdown! Exp 50 crew lands in Kazakhstan at 7:20am ET after 173 days in space," NASA's page for updates from …
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April 10, 2017 -
Iran welcomes peace talks on Syria
Iran's President Hassan Rouhani on Sunday welcomed the imminent peace talks on Syria in Kazakhstan. Rouhani expressed the hope that the upcoming international peace talks on the future of Syria in Astana of Kazakhstan would be a major step towards the resolution of conflicts in the Arab states, Xinhua news agency reported. Resistance against terrorism …
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January 1, 2017 -
Iran welcomes peace talks on Syria
Iran's President Hassan Rouhani on Sunday welcomed the imminent peace talks on Syria in Kazakhstan. Rouhani expressed the hope that the upcoming international peace talks on the future of Syria in Astana of Kazakhstan would be a major step towards the resolution of conflicts in the Arab states, Xinhua news agency reported. Resistance against terrorism …
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January 1, 2017 -
UN Security Council unanimously backs Syria peace plan
The UN Security Council on Saturday unanimously approved a resolution supporting a Russian-Turkish peace initiative for Syria, including an ongoing ceasefire and talks next month in Kazakhstan. The resolution aims to pave the way for the new talks under the aegis of key Syria government backers Russia and Iran, and of Turkey, which backs rebel …
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December 31, 2016 -
India secure place in FIBA Asia Challenge quarterfinals
The Indian basketball team defeated Kazakhstan 100-90 in its last Group E game to secure a place in the quarterfinals of the FIBA Asia Challenge 2016 here today. This is the third straight time the men’s team has progressed to the knockouts. After the win at Azadi Sports Complex, India entered the knockouts as the …
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September 14, 2016 -
Pak launches fresh drive to gather support for NSG bid
Pakistan has launched a fresh drive to gather support for its NSG membership bid with a top official on Tuesday embarking on a visit to Belarus and Kazakhstan to gain their backing. Special Assistant to the Prime Minister on Foreign Affairs Syed Tariq Fatemi is undertaking visits to Belarus and Kazakhstan from August 23 to …
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August 23, 2016 -
Weightlifting body to ban Russia, Kazakhs, Belarus over doping
The International Weightlifting Federation will ban Russia, Kazakhstan and Belarus from competing for one year after the Rio Olympics finish because of doping, its chief said in an interview. IWF president Tamas Ajan said the governing body would announce the bans at the end of September or beginning of October, adding that he expected to punish several other nations as well. …
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August 16, 2016