June 22. Kazinform's timeline of major events

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EVENTS

1992 – The Republic of Kazakhstan and the Commonwealth of Australia exchange notes on establishment of diplomatic relations.

1999 – A monument to legendary Kazakh heroes Karasai batyr and Agyntai batyr is installed in the center of Petropavlovsk.

2011 – The inauguration ceremony of a memorial stone and the capsule laying ceremony of earth from graves of Kazakhstani soldiers handed over by the Russian side during an opening ceremony of the Memorial Complex honoring 100^th and 101^st rifle brigades in the Russian city of Rzhev take place in Almaty.

2014 – The Great Silk Road is featured into the UNESCO World Heritage list thanks to a joint bid submitted by Kazakhstan, China, and Kyrgyzstan.

2015 – The final session of the Working group announces the completion of talks on Kazakhstan’s accession to the WTO in Geneva. Kazakhstan becomes the 162^nd member of the Organization.

2015 – A monument to Tatar poet and soldier Musa Jalil is unveiled in Ust-Kamenogorsk.

2016 – Kazakh student Batyrkhan Daulet is named 2016 Student of the Year by the Ulsan National Institute of Science and Technology (UNIST).

2018 – The international expedition for the first time ever ascends to the highest point of Altai Mountains, Belukha Mountain in Kazakhstan.

2019 – A monument to Kazakhstani figure skater and 2014 Olympic bronze medalist Denis Ten is unveiled in Almaty.

2019 – ‘Kazakh Mozart’ Rakhan-Bi Abdysagin becomes the youngest graduate of the Accademia di Santa Cecilia in Rome, Italy.

2020 – The International Tourism and Hospitality University is established in Turkistan.