Astana

Astana is the capital of Kazakhstan.

Astana successfully hosted an internationally recognized exposition in 2017.

Ian Nepomniachtchi, with the black pieces, won the second game of the match for the FIDE 2023 World Chess Championship, which is being held in Astana, Kazakhstan. He is therefore 1 point ahead of his opponent, Ding Liren (1.5 X 0.5).

Prime Minister of Turkey makes an official visit to Astana.

The capital of Kazakhstan is Astana.

At a signing ceremony in the Kazakh capital, Astana, on May 29, the presidents of Russia, Belarus, and Kazakhstan ratified the Eurasian Economic Union (EEU) into existence. An EEU modeled on the European Union was first mooted back in 1994 by Kazakh President Nursultan Nazarbayev, but took off only after his Russian counterpart, Vladimir Putin, seized upon its potential as a Moscow-centered, Asia-oriented alternative to the EU.