ASTANA – Cardiac surgeon and Chairman of the National Research Cardiac Surgery Centre (NRCSC) Yury Pya performed breakthrough surgery Feb. 28, introducing the Asis device for the first time in cardiac surgery. Source: http://www.astanatimes.com

An experimental Russia side were held to a disappointing 0-0 draw at home to Kazakhstan in a friendly at the Khimki Arena just outside Moscow on Tuesday. Source: http://www.themoscowtimes.com

Natalia Khanjenkova becomes new Managing Director for #Turkey and Central Asia at EBRD http://t.co/WCXLy1kwsc Source: vestnikkavkaza.net

The FINANCIAL — The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) is continuing to support the introduction of the best available technolog… Source: finchannel.com

In March, the subject of dress came up in three Central Asian countries, in one case because the clothing was “foreign” Islamic, in another too risque/Western, and in a third as a suggestion to hono… Source: http://www.rferl.org

PM Viktor Orbán said at a press conference in Astana, Kazakhstan that his government has decided that Hungary would join the Asian Development Bank. Source: hungarytoday.hu

Deputy Secretary of State Antony J. Blinken delivers remarks on “An Enduring Vision for Central Asia” at the Brookings Institute in Washington, DC on March 31, 2015. A transcript is available… Source: http://www.youtube.com

The first direct flight linking the capital of Kazakhstan with Paris took off Sunday at 2 p.m. local time from the Astana airport and is scheduled to arrive at 5:05 p.m. local time at Charles de Gaulle Airport in the…

 Kazakh Parliament’s Lower House Speaker Zhakupov Kabibolla Kabenovichbegan an official visit to Vietnam on March 29 at the invitation ofNational Assembly Chairman Nguyen Sinh Hung. Source: english.vietnamnet.vn

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