Follow UK investment immigration and stay informed on lifestyle news:
International Online Report: On the 13th, President Nazarbayev of Kazakhstan signed a decree approving an agreement for the transit of UK military supplies and personnel. With this, the agreement has officially entered into force, providing an important corridor for the UK's withdrawal from Afghanistan.
The governments of Kazakhstan and the UK signed the agreement on the transit of UK military supplies and personnel in Astana, the capital of Kazakhstan, on February 27, 2012. In May of this year, both houses of the Kazakh parliament successively passed the decree to approve the agreement. According to the agreement, British aircraft carrying military supplies and personnel may fly through Kazakh airspace to or from Afghanistan. However, except in cases of emergency landings, aircraft are not permitted to land or refuel within Kazakhstan, and crew members are not permitted to rest or stay within the country. Furthermore, Kazakhstan will provide two types of permits for British aircraft flying through its airspace: long-term permits for British military transport aircraft and one-time permits for aircraft chartered by the British side.
According to the plan, NATO will transfer security responsibilities to the Afghan government and withdraw its troops from Afghanistan by the end of 2014. Central Asian countries, including Kazakhstan, have become important transit corridors for some NATO member states to withdraw military supplies and personnel from Afghanistan.
