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- 1Tokayev urges nuclear talks 35 years after Semipalatinsk closure●Tokayev has called for renewed negotiations among nuclear powers as Kazakhstan marks 35 years since the closure of the S
Kazakh President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev has called for renewed negotiations among nuclear powers as Kazakhstan marks 35 years since the closure of the Semipalatinsk nuclear test site. He warned that international arms-control safeguards are weakening and urged nuclear-armed states to return to dialogue. The anniversary highlights Kazakhstan's history as the site of Soviet nuclear testing and its subsequent choice to renounce nuclear weapons.
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Kazakhstan's President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev has ordered radical reform of the country's armed forces. The directive signals a sweeping overhaul of the military's structure and capabilities, though details of the changes have not been made public. Observers are watching closely for how the reform plan will reshape defence policy in the Central Asian nation.
- 3Kazakhstan Cancer Society backs Gevorg Tamamyan for WHO chief▼“For years Dr Gevorg Tamamyan is proving that even with limited access, world class medicine is possible” - President of Kazakhstan Cancer Society supports Dr Gevorg Tamamyan as WHO Director-General candidate
The President of the Kazakhstan Cancer Society has publicly endorsed Dr Gevorg Tamamyan as a candidate for WHO Director-General, saying he has shown for years that world-class medicine is possible even with limited resources. The endorsement adds regional support to Tamamyan's campaign to lead the World Health Organization.
- 4Kazakhstan posthumously honours soldiers who died in Caspian Sea drills●President posthumously awards military personnel who died during Caspian Sea drills
Kazakhstan's president has posthumously awarded military personnel who died during naval exercises in the Caspian Sea, according to Qazinform. The state honour recognises the service members killed in the training incident. Details on the cause of the deaths or the exact date of the drills have not been disclosed, and officials have not yet published further information about the exercise.