1°C / -1°C WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 13, 2013 No 19 (40) www.astanatimes.com Nazarbayev, Putin Sign Treaty of Good- Coalition Seeks Neighborliness and Alliance in 21st Century to Improve Child Orphanage, Placement System By Michelle Witte people have changed, everything is changed, but this system is still ASTANA – In the coalition, A the same,” she said. Child Should Live in a Family, vet- Almost 34,000 children live in eran activist Alina Khamatdinova orphanages and other institutions and a team of nongovernmental in Kazakhstan, according to the ac- organisations, lawyers, journal- tivist. The campaign, over the next ists and members of Kazakhstan’s 10 years, aims to get children out Parliament are working to change of institutions and into families. Kazakhstan’s outdated orphanage Orphanages are “a disaster” for system and show just how big an a child, according to Khamatdi- impact an NGO can have. nova. Despite government support “The main idea of the project is to for facilities for at-risk children, conduct a big reform of the whole 70 percent of those who enter the [orphanage] system,” Khamatdi- system end up economically inac- nova told The Astana Times. Cur- tive as adults, Khamatdinova said. rently, orphans or children in dan- This is because the system offers gerous family situations are put few possibilities to be socialised, into an orphanages, following a to learn how to take care of them- system that was established in the selves and interact with other peo- 1930s and has changed very little ple effectively. since then. “Society has changed, Continued on Page A2 DPM Issekeshev Nursultan Nazarbayev and Vladimir Putin reached agreements on Nov. 11 in Yekaterinburg furthering trade, cultural and security cooperation. By Alina Usmanova focused on industrial cooperation. served as the basis for the estab- developing and strengthening the During their meeting, they also lishment of the Customs Union,” bilateral partnership. Analyses First Five Kazakhstan President Nursultan discussed integration processes the President of Kazakhstan said. “After entering the full-format Nazarbayev and Russian President within the Customs Union and the “Today, we are entering another, activity of the Customs Union, the Vladimir Putin signed or approved planned Eurasian Economic Un- qualitatively new level of integra- trade indicators have considerably Years of Industrial and numerous bilateral cooperation ion. The main focus was prospects tion. Trade exchange among the improved. I would like to note that agreements during their meeting at for strengthening interregional and neighbouring regions, which share trade flows from Kazakhstan to the 10th annual Forum of Interre- border cooperation and expanding is about 70 percent of mutual trade Russia are growing more rapidly gional Cooperation of Kazakhstan Innovative Development partnerships in the fuel and ener- turnover, is significantly growing; than our goods to Kazakhstan. Our By Rufiya Ospanova and Russia on Nov. 11 in Yekater- gy, space, atomic and agricultural joint enterprises are being estab- investments are also increasing. gramme of the country’s industrial inburg. spheres. lished. We meet in Yekaterinburg, Russian investments in Kazakhstan and innovative development. ASTANA, Nov. 4 – Innovation is The main document signed by Nazarbayev noted the impor- the industrial centre of Russia, reached about US$1 billion for 2012 The minister noted that until the two leaders is the Treaty on tance of developing border and the region close to our country. I and Kazakhstan investments to Rus- happening in Kazakhstan and produc- 2010, Kazakhstan’s manufacturing Good-Neighborliness and Alliance interregional trade and deepening think the Eurasian Economic Un- sia US$1.7 billion,” said Putin. tivity in the country’s manufacturing industry was struggling, but state in the 21st Century, a framework trade and economic cooperation ion, which is in the process of es- Within the forum, Nazarbayev sector has increased two times faster support has now fostered growth agreement covering security, trade, between the two countries. tablishment, will open even more also met with Lukoil President than in Russia’s and five times faster in the sector. “Over four years, la- cultural and science cooperation. “The idea of the forum of interre- opportunities for cooperation of Vagit Alekperov to discuss the than in Ukraine’s, Deputy Prime bour productivity grew by 300 per- It builds on top of a similar agree- gional cooperation was announced both regions and our countries,” company’s oil and gas activities in Minister and Minister of Industry and cent in the pharmaceutical sphere ment signed in 1992 soon after the 10 years ago. Today, we are hold- Nazarbayev continued. Kazakhstan. New Technologies Asset Issekeshev and 70 percent in metallurgy, due collapse of the Soviet Union. ing our anniversary meeting. Dur- Vladimir Putin noted the impor- Experts estimate there are up to wrote in a recently published report to the modernisation of large en- The two leaders attended the ing this time, we have done a lot tance and efficiency of the forum 5,000 joint ventures between the summing up the implementation of terprises. forum’s plenary session, which and the outcomes of interaction of interregional cooperation in two countries. the first five-year section of the pro- Continued on Page A4 “If You Want Peace, Golovkin Upsets American Prepare For… Peace,” Boxer at Madison Square Anti-Nukes Activist Says Garden By Jan Furst Comprehensive Nuclear Test By Alex Lee Ban Treaty Organization’s (CT- VIENNA, Nov. 1 – Karipbek BTO) preparatory commission on The expression of shock on Kuyukov, the famous artist and Oct. 28. He followed up on it in the face of American boxer Cur- Honorary Ambassador of the meetings with Kazakh students tis Stevens (25-4, 18 KO) at be- ATOM Project brought this simple in Austria and with international ing knocked down in the sec- message with him on a recent visit students and faculty at the Uni- ond round by Kazakhstan-based to Austria: “If you want peace, pre- versity of Applied Sciences in a boxer Gennady Golovkin (28-0, pare for peace, prepare for it with historic town of Krems later in 25 KO) demonstrated just how all your efforts, each day of your the week. underrated Golovkin has been life, each hour of your day”. Such a The ATOM Project, launched in the boxing world. But by the message resonated well in numer- by Kazakhstan President Nursul- time the refs stopped their Nov. ous interactions Kuyukov and his tan Nazarbayev in 2012, brought 2 fight at Madison Square Gar- fellow campaigners had during the two exhibitions to Austria. One den in Golovkin’s favour after five days packed with meetings, exhibition called “A Lesson in the eighth round, the New York exhibitions and presentations. Peace” includes photos and docu- crowd was shouting Golovkin’s As central Europe was enjoy- ments depicting the legacy of So- nickname, Gena. ing the last few warm and sunny viet nuclear weapons testing in Stevens, who hails from days of the fall, Kuyukov and his Kazakhstan from 1949 to 1991 Brownsville, Brooklyn, Mike Ty- colleagues at the ATOM Project and the history of an independent son’s hometown, was heavily fa- arrived in Vienna to promote this nation’s freeing itself from the nu- voured by his supporters. Called international campaign seeking to clear weapons legacy after inde- Karipbek Kuyukov, Honorary cocky, athletic, quick and intimi- achieve the permanent ban to nu- pendence in 1991. Ambassador of The ATOM Project, dating, the fight was expected to The other exhibition called has urged global leaders to show clear tests, ensure the entry into courage and make decisive steps be a quick win for him. force of the Comprehensive Nu- “Looking for Peace” includes towards nuclear disarmament. Before the match, many specu- clear Test Ban Treaty (CTBT) and about two dozen paintings by Kuy- lated that Golovkin would go down eventually eradicate nuclear weap- ukov and reinforces in a unique tance of the early entry into force after eight or nine rounds, as his way his simple yet powerful oral ons. And they received an equally of the CTBT, and emphasizing powerful punches would wear out messages. Both were presented to warm welcome and support. Kazakhstan’s contribution to ad- against Steven’s ability to take nuclear experts, ambassadors, dip- Kuyukov, who was born arm- vancing the ideas of nuclear non- them. lomats and other visitors including proliferation and a world free of less because of the effects of After the first bell, it did seem the UN staff in Vienna at the of- nuclear weapons. radiation on his parents who that Stevens had an advantage. He Gennady ‘GGG’ Golovkin was a clear winner in New York and is now called fices of the Comprehensive Nucle- “Nearly two decades after Presi- by USA Today the most talked about Kazakh in the U.S. since Borat (who, of lived near the former Semipalat- ar-Test-Ban Treaty Organization dent Nazarbayev’s bold step to was quicker and threw Golovkin course, wasn’t Kazakh in the first place). insk nuclear test site in eastern on ropes a couple of times. Things (CTBTO). close the Semipalatinsk test site, match up at first; Stevens with a Then came Golovkin’s left hook, Kazakhstan but who became a The organisation’s Executive there are those who still question evened out toward the end of the slight advantage, landing a few famed artist nevertheless, shared Secretary, Dr. Lassina Zerbo, that nuclear testing does not make round as both fighters exchanged stunning both his opponent and the his message in speeches to the spoke at the event on Oct. 28, any one safer. punches. shots, then Golovkin trying to audience. audience at the Vienna-based drawing the attention to the impor- Continued on Page A8 Round two seemed an even catch up, chasing him to get even.