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Illegal export of fuel and lubricants remains one of the focus areas for law enforcement agencies in Kazakhstan. Since the beginning of the year, 712 attempts to illegally export fuel have been prevented, and one of the major criminal cases concerning petrol smuggling has been completed.

The administration of the Burabay State National Nature Park has explained why beaches and sanitary infrastructure are not being installed along the entire shoreline of the lakes. The national park stated that such restrictions are related to the status of a specially protected natural area and the need to preserve natural complexes.

A SCAT Airlines flight on the Almaty–Shymkent route was unable to land immediately in Shymkent due to a sharp deterioration in weather conditions. The crew decided to divert to an alternate airport in Taraz, where the aircraft waited for around an hour and a half for the weather to improve.

Three residents of the Almaty region have been found guilty of abducting a 19-year-old woman from the Zhambyl region with the aim of forcing her into marriage. The court sentenced each of the convicted individuals to 3 years in prison.

President of Kazakhstan Kassym-Jomart Tokayev held a meeting with the leadership of the European Union (EU) in Brussels, following which the parties signed a joint statement and a number of agreements in the fields of transport, investment and critical raw materials. Negotiations on agreements on visa facilitation and readmission have also been concluded.

A queue of lorries at the "Syrym - Mashtakovo" border checkpoint in the West Kazakhstan Region (WKR) has reached 35 km. Drivers report waiting for more than a day and complain about the lack of basic facilities on the road.

The "Auyl" party announced a change in leadership at an extraordinary congress held on 23 June. The party chairman, Serik Egizbayev, stepped down from his post, and delegates unanimously elected Kairat Aituganov as the new leader.

Minister of Agriculture Aidarbek Saparov did not answer journalists' questions about possible cases of foot-and-mouth disease among livestock and did not name the vaccine being used. The head of the department stated that there is no mass livestock mortality in the country, and veterinary measures are being carried out as planned.

In social media and foreign media, documents relating to the funding of bat coronavirus research involving Chinese virologist Ben Hu are once again being discussed. The publications mention grants from the US National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID) and the US Agency for International Development (USAID), as well as questions about the origins of the COVID-19 pandemic.

The body of 37-year-old Almaty police officer Aslan Alserov, with severe thermal injuries, was discovered in the Kegen district of the Almaty region. As part of the investigation, the involvement of the deceased’s wife, who also previously worked in the internal affairs bodies, is being examined.