Photo Exhibition dedicated to the 30th Anniversary of Independence of the Republic of Kazakhstan

Photo Exhibition dedicated to the 30th Anniversary of Independence of the Republic of Kazakhstan
  1. March 2, 1992 is a significant milestone in the history of Kazakhstan, which marked the recognition of the country’s independence by the world community. 29 years ago Kazakhstan became the 168th member state of the United Nations. Video of N. Nazarbayev's first speech at the UN: https://www.facebook.com/AkordaPress/videos/902368856574167/ 
  2. On February 16, 1994, the First President of the Republic of Kazakhstan Nursultan Nazarbayev and sixth Secretary-General of the United Nations Boutros Boutros-Ghali signed the Convention on the Rights of the Child.
  3. On November 5, 1993, the First President of Kazakhstan Nursultan Nazarbayev, established the Bolashak International Scholarship, which is one of the most important strategic projects, initiated at the dawn of the independence of Kazakhstan, when leaders of a new format were needed.
  4. On July 1, 1994, Talgat Musabayev, the first cosmonaut of independent Kazakhstan, flew into space on the Soyuz TM-19 spacecraft to the Mir orbital complex as a flight engineer for the EO-16 crew.
  5. In 1994 the First President of Kazakhstan Nursultan Nazarbayev decided to move the capital from the southeastern city of Almaty to Akmola which is closer to Kazakhstan’s geographical centre. In 1998, there was the presentation of the new capital of Astana (now the city of Nur-Sultan) to the World.
  6. The Assembly of the People of Kazakhstan was established in 1995. The APK is aimed at ensuring peace in interethnic relations, socio-political stability and improving cooperation between state institutions and civil society in interethnic relations.
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  8. In September 2001 Pope John Paul II visited Kazakhstan. The Pope’s visit took place in a very tense international atmosphere. Eleven days before the arrival of the Pope in Astana, four infamous terrorist attacks took place in the United States.
  9. On September 23-24, 2003, the first Congress of the Leaders of World and Traditional Religions was held in Astana (now is Nur-Sultan). The Congress offers a platform for frank, inclusive and constructive dialogue bringing together religious leaders and politicians. Kazakhstan has hosted six congresses from 2003 to 2018. Due to the pandemic, the next Congress was postponed to 2022.
  10. In 2010 Kazakhstan became the first country in the CIS to chair of the Organisation of Security and Co-operation in Europe (OSCE), and hosted the first OSCE summit in eleven years, which adopted the Astana Commemorative Declaration towards a Security Community.
  11. In 2016, Kazakhstan became the first Central Asian country to be elected as a non-permanent member of the United Nations Security Council for 2017-2018.
  12. In 2017, the capital of Kazakhstan Astana (now Nur-Sultan) hosted the EXPO-2017 International Specialized Exhibition, dedicated to the Future Energy. Over 100 countries including  Finland took part in the Exhibition.
  13. The Astana International Financial Centre (AIFC) was established in 2018, a project aimed at making Nur-Sultan a financial hub in the region. Today the AIFC plays a key role as a regional center for business and finance, linking the economies of the countries of Central Asia, the Caucasus, the EAEU, Western China, Mongolia, the Middle East, and Europe. More than 750 foreign and local companies are currently registered in the AIFC.