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• Kazakh Opera Music to Be Performed in the Capital of Georgia

  The Astana Opera will perform in Tbilisi for the first time. The Georgian audience will have a long-awaited unforgettable meeting with music from Kazakh works, as well as world masterpieces performed by the opera house’s principal soloists, symphony orchestra and choir conducted by the Honored Worker of Kazakhstan Abzal Mukhitdin. The tour concert “Steppe Melodies in Tbilisi” will take place on September 23 at the Shota Rustaveli National State Academic Theatre.

  “The tour geography of the Astana Opera is expanding every year. Our artists and musicians are warmly and cordially welcomed both in Kazakhstan and abroad. Each performance abroad is an important and exciting event, because we represent not only our opera house, but also the country, introducing foreigners to national culture, which, as practice shows, is of great interest around the world. Therefore, we always include the national authors’ works in our tour programs. This is a wonderful opportunity to tell about our country in the universal language of music, understandable without words,” Galym Akhmedyarov, the Astana Opera’s general director, Honored Worker of Kazakhstan, noted.

  The tour to the Georgian capital promises to be a spectacular event. Abzal Mukhitdin, the Astana Opera’s deputy principal conductor, is preparing an impressive gala program, which will consist of a large block of music from Kazakh operas and instrumental works, as well as celebrated arias and ensembles from operas by world-famous composers.

  According to the Maestro, the opera house’s long-term fruitful collaboration with Georgian colleagues Manana Gunia and Ala Simonishvili will be reflected in the exhibition of costumes from the productions of the Piccolo Theatre project in the foyer of the Shota Rustaveli Theatre and the opera buffa scenes presented in the concert.

  “The performance of a Georgian opera aria by our soloist, as well as the sound of a dombyra will be a delightful surprise for many,” Abzal Mukhitdin shared.

  Artists and musicians are thoroughly preparing for a tour to Tbilisi: Georgia is known throughout the world for its special love for music, in particular, for vocal music. The program announced the participation of the opera house’s principal soloists, Honored Workers of Kazakhstan Saltanat Akhmetova, Aigul Niyazova, Zhanat Shybykbayev, Medet Chotabayev, Meir Bainesh, as well as laureates of international and national competitions Gulzhanat Sapakova, Tatyana Vitsinskaya, Yevgeniy Chainikov, Yerzhan Saipov, Artur Gabdiyev. The opera house’s opera company director is the Honored Worker of Kazakhstan Azamat Zheltyrguzov.

  As a reminder, in the previous anniversary season, under the auspices of the Ministry of Culture and Sports of the Republic of Kazakhstan, the Astana Opera performed in Baku, Moscow, Minsk, as well as in Poland and Slovenia and many regions of Kazakhstan. For the opera house, touring is an important part of its development, an indispensable element of improvement and exchange of experience. Therefore, in the new 11th season, the Astana Opera plans to continue active touring.

• Prime Minister Irakli Garibashvili holds face-to-face meeting with Kazakh counterpart

  Georgian Prime Minister Irakli Garibashvili held a face-to-face meeting with Alihan Smaiylov, Prime Minister of Kazakhstan.

  The parties overviewed the friendly relations and partnership between Georgia and Kazakhstan and discussed prospects of future cooperation. Attention was paid to both bilateral and multilateral formats of cooperation. It was noted that Prime Minister Irakli Garibashvili’s visit to Kazakhstan last year advanced the cooperation between the two countries to a brand-new level of cooperation.

  Special emphasis was placed on the positive dynamic in the trade and economic relations between the countries. Kazakh investments and the country’s favorable business environment were underlined. The conversation touched on cooperation in such areas as education, science, sports and culture, IT, and transport. Attention was paid to the importance of developing the Middle Corridor.

  The conversation also revolved around the positive dynamic of recent high-level visits. Focus was made on the fact that this is the first visit by a Kazakh Prime Minister to Georgia in many years.

  The Prime Minister of Georgia thanked the Kazakh side for strongly supporting Georgia’s sovereignty and territorial integrity. The Georgian Government’s commitment to peaceful conflict resolution was emphasized. The conversation also touched on the importance of the Geneva International Discussions.

  Press Service of the Government Administration
• lecture on "The Role of Political Reforms in Central Asia for the Example of Kazakhstan"

  On April 11, the Faculty of Social Sciences of the Caucasus International University organized an open lecture on "The Role of Political Reforms in Central Asia for the Example of Kazakhstan".

  The lecture was held by the First Secretary of the Embassy of the Republic of Kazakhstan in Georgia, Kanat Seyitzhanov. The diplomat reviewed the current issues of Kazakhstan's internal and foreign policy, talked about recent reforms and future prospects in the country, as well as discussed Georgia-Kazakhstan relations.

  сен The second part of the meeting continued in an active interactive mode, and the students received answers to their questions.

  The public lecture was held in English, moderator was Vakhtang Maisaya, doctor of political sciences, professor of the Caucasus International University and Warsaw University, head of the CIU International Relations and International Security Master's Program.

  университе The event was attended by students of the University Administration and the Faculty of Social Sciences.

  On April 11, the Faculty of Social Sciences of the Caucasus International University organized a public lecture on the topic: "The role of political reforms in Central Asia on the example of Kazakhstan".

  The lecture was led by the first secretary of the Embassy of the Republic of Kazakhstan in Georgia, Kanat Seitzhanov. The diplomat reviewed current domestic and foreign policy issues of Kazakhstan, talked about the recent reforms implemented in the country and future perspectives, and also discussed Georgia-Kazakhstan relations.

  The second part of the meeting continued with an active interactive mode, where the students got answers to the questions they were interested in.

  The public lecture was held in English, and the moderator was Vakhtang Maisaya, Doctor of Political Sciences, Professor of Caucasus International University and University of Warsaw, Head of CIU International Relations and International Security Master's Program.

  University administration and students of the Faculty of Social Sciences attended the event.
• China Southern will Operate Over 3,000 Daily Flights for Summer 2023

  Summer 2023 will start from 26th March to 28th October, lasting for 217 days. During this period, China Southern Air Holding Company (China Southern) plans to operate over 630,000 flights in total or over 3,000 flights daily, which is capable to carry passengers to 216 destinations, including 167 domestic destinations and 49 international and regional destinations.

  China Southern has made continued efforts to build 2 significant strategic hubs, Guangzhou and Beijing Daxing. At Guangzhou Baiyun Airport, it will increase frequencies from Guangzhou to Chengdu, Lijiang, Yiwu etc., and launch “China Southern Shuttle” service from Guangzhou to Beijing, Shanghai, Hangzhou, Chengdu and other 6 destinations. At Beijing Daxing Airport, it will further optimize the flight schedule to Guangzhou and Shenzhen, respectively 16 daily flights to Guangzhou and 14 daily flights to Shenzhen with the departure interval of about 1 hour. China Southern will also raise flight frequencies from Daxing to many domestic destinations, such as 11 daily flights to Chengdu and 10 daily flights to Changsha.

  In Summer 2023, China Southern will operate 74 international and regional routes and 732 weekly flights. In Guangzhou hub, it will operate 34 routes and over 400 weekly flights, forming “4 hour Air-traffic circle” between Guangzhou and major cities in Southeast Asia and “12 hour Air-traffic circle” with major cities around the world.

  China Southern’s international flights resumption is mainly in Australia and New Zealand Zone (ANZ) and Southeast Asia, specifically, daily flight on Guangzhou-Sydney/Melbourne/Auckland in ANA, 2 daily flights on Guangzhou-Kuala Lumpur/Singapore/Ho Chi Minh City/Hanoi/Manila in Southeast Asia, as well as daily flight on Guangzhou/Shenyang/Dalian/Yanji-Seoul Inchon and Daxing-Gimpo in Korea.

  Moreover, China Southern will resume popular tourism routes, such as Guangzhou-Bali/Sabah, Chiang Mai/Siem Reap/Phuket since the end of April, and introduce more international flights in Daxing Airport, such as 4 weekly flights on Daxing-Moscow/Amsterdam and 2 weekly flights on Daxing-Tashkent, as well as flight to London, Osaka and etc.. China Southern will also promote the resumption of international and regional flights in an orderly manner according to policies, markets, operation conditions. 

• Georgia: EBRD to help improve solid waste management in Kobuleti and Batumi

  The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) is committing new funds to address solid waste treatment issues in Batumi and the wider Adjara region in Georgia. A sovereign loan of up to €19 million for Adjara Waste Management Company will help tackle some of the most pressing environmental challenges faced by the tourist region’s inhabitants and visitors. 

  The first committed tranche of up to €3 million will be used to purchase new solid waste management equipment. This will enable the borrower to start new landfill operations and, consequently, stop waste being disposed of at the current non-European Union (EU) compliant dumpsites. The second uncommitted tranche of up to €16 million will be used to build a new waste treatment plant, allowing the company to recover recyclables and divert waste sent to the new sanitary landfill. 

  The investment will address the priority needs of Batumi and the wider Adjara region. This includes stopping the disposal of waste at existing dumpsites in Kobuleti and Batumi, with the latter being the largest and most dangerous polluter in Georgia. “These dumpsites are active sources of land, water and air pollution, impacting the ecosystem of the region in particular, and the Black Sea in general,” says EBRD. 

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