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  • Kazakh President discusses bilateral cooperation with Istanbul Process Conference participants

    Kazakh President discusses bilateral cooperation with Istanbul Process Conference participants

    Azerbaijan, Baku, Apr. 26 / Trend E. Kosolapova/

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    President of Kazakhstan Nursultan Nazarbayev discussed bilateral cooperation issues with the participants of the Ministerial Conference of Istanbul Process on Afghanistan held in Almaty on Friday, the Press Service of the President of Kazakhstan reported.

    In particular, Nazarbayev met with US Deputy Secretary of State William Burns and discussed the key aspects of enhancing and deepening the strategic partnership between Kazakhstan and the Unite States.

    “The parties paid attention to the prospects of economic and investment cooperation between the two countries,” the Press Service reported.

    Kazakh President also held a meeting with Turkish Foreign Minister Ahmet Davutoglu.

    “During the negotiations the parties touched on the main spheres of the strategic partnership between Kazakhstan and Turkey and noted the role of Turkey as one of the most important economic partners of Kazakhstan,” the report says.

    Moreover, Nazarbayev and Davutoglu discussed topical issues of the international agenda.

    During the conference Nursultan Nazarbayev also met with the Foreign Minister of Afghanistan Zalmai Rassoul. The parties discussed the role of Istanbul Process in the sustainable economic development of Afghanistan and the key spheres of Kazakhstan’s participation in the socio-economic reconstruction of Afghanistan. Kazakhstan attaches great importance to the cooperation with Afghanistan in bilateral and multilateral formats, Kazakh President said.

    Moreover, Nursultan Nazarbayev met with Indian Foreign Minister Salman Khurshid. The parties exchanged views on topical issues of the international agenda, discussed the bilateral cooperation. Kazakhstan is interested in enhancing cooperation with India in various areas, including investments and innovations, as well as oil and gas industry.

  • To no longer grow is a ‘blessing’ for world’s tallest man

    To no longer grow is a ‘blessing’ for world’s tallest man

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    Photo dated September 25, 2009 shows Sultan Kosen of Turkey named the tallest man in the world by the 2010 Guinness Book of Records, in Istanbul. Kosen, 29, at eight foot three (2.51 meters). PHOTO/ AFP

    Turkey’s Sultan Kosen, at eight foot three (2.51 meters) the world’s tallest living man, says it’s “a blessing” he is no longer growing thanks to radiosurgery in the United States.

    “I am honored and grateful for this life-saving surgery,” said Kosen, 29, via an email to AFP on Thursday from Guinness World Records in London, whose offices he visited the day before.

    “Without my record-breaking status, I would never have had the opportunity to tell people about my condition,” he added. “It is a blessing.”

    Nearly two years after gamma ray radiosurgery in the eastern state of Virgina, doctors confirmed this week that Kosen has overcome acromegaly, a rare hormonal disorder that caused him to keep growing well into adulthood.

    “He’s stopped growing, which is good,” neurosurgeon Jason Sheehan, who performed the non-invasive procedure that zapped the troublesome pituitary tumor within Kosen’s brain with extreme precision, told AFP.

    “He will still have some medical therapy to deal with the excessive height he has achieved,” added Sheehan by telephone from the University of Virginia Medical Center in Charlottesville.

    “However, it is hopeful that he will not have any additional challenges because of continued growth.”

    Born into a farming family in southeastern Turkey, Kosen gained global renown in September 2009 when Guinness World Records declared him the tallest man in the world. He was then eight feet one inch (2.47 meters) tall.

    Acromegaly typically results from a benign tumor in the pea-sized pituitary gland at the base of the brain. Such a tumor can result in the production of too much growth hormone, leading in turn to gigantism, or excessive growth.

    Sheehan and his team treated Kosen’s tumor in August 2010 with a precisely targeted shot of extremely high frequency gamma rays, using a non-invasive radiosurgical device known as a Gamma Knife.

    “While Mr Kosen is the tallest person, he is not unique,” Sheehan said. “In terms of pituitary disorders, acromegaly is one of the more common disorders you can have. Obviously, Sultan had an extreme case of it.”

    Craig Glenday, editor in chief of Guinness World Records, said being a record holder had its benefits, “but none so important than the gift of essential medical treatment that would otherwise be beyond one’s means.”

    “Guinness World Records is indebted to the University of Virginia for their kind and generous offers of help,” he added.

    via HaveeruOnline – To no longer grow is a ‘blessing’ for world’s tallest man.

  • ATATURK MONUMENT OPENS IN KAZAKH CAPITAL

    ATATURK MONUMENT OPENS IN KAZAKH CAPITAL

    AstanaAtaturkThe Kazakh president opened Ataturk Monument in
    the Kazakh capital on Thursday. “Ataturk was the biggest leader brought up by the Turkish nation,” Kazakh
    President Nursultan Nazarbayev said during the inaugural ceremony in capital
    Astana.The Ataturk Monument was constructed on the bank of River Ishim (Esil) in
    Astana.Turkey’s State Minister Faruk Celik was to participate in the inauguration,
    however he cancelled his trip to Kazakhstan. Undersecretary Ismet Yilmaz of the Ministry of Culture and Tourism represented Turkey in the ceremony.

    08 -Oct-2009

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