Vladimir Sergeyevich Shkolnik , born 17 February 1949 in Serpukhov

Serpukhov

Serpukhov is a city in Moscow Oblast, Russia, which is situated at the confluence of the Oka and the Nara Rivers. It is located south from Moscow on the Moscow—Simferopol highway. The Moscow—Tula railway passes through the town. Population: -History:...

, Russia, served as the Minister of Industry and Trade in the Government of Kazakhstan

Government of Kazakhstan

The Government of the Republic of Kazakhstan oversees a presidential republic. The President of Kazakhstan, currently Nursultan Nazarbayev, is head of state and nominates the head of government. Executive power is exercised by the government...

 until Galym Orazbakov

Galym Orazbakov

Galym Izbasaruly Orazbakov has served as the Minister of Industry and Trade in the Government of Kazakhstan since he replaced Vladimir Shkolnik on 10 January 2007 in a political shakeup....

 replaced him on 10 January 2007 in a political shakeup. He served as the Minister of Energy and Mineral Resources in 2005.

While serving as the Energy Minister, Shkolnick co-chaired the 2005 Indo-Kazakh Joint Business Council meeting in Astana

Astana

Astana , formerly known as Akmola , Tselinograd and Akmolinsk , is the capital and second largest city of Kazakhstan, with an officially estimated population of 708,794 as of 1 August 2010...

 with Indian petroleum minister Mani Shankar Aiyar

Mani Shankar Aiyar

Mani Shankar Aiyar is a former Indian diplomat who resigned from foreign service and became a politician working for Rajiv Gandhi in 1989-1991. He is a member of the Indian National Congress party and was the Minister of Panchayati Raj until he lost his seat in the 2009 Election...

. The Times of India

The Times of India

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reported that the meeting significantly helped to warm India-Kazakhstan relations after the Government of India

Government of India

The Government of India, officially known as the Union Government, and also known as the Central Government, was established by the Constitution of India, and is the governing authority of the union of 28 states and seven union territories, collectively called the Republic of India...

 tried unsuccessfully to gain the right to develop petroleum in the Kurmangazy field

Kurmangazy Field

Kurmangazy oil field is an offshore oil field in the Kazakh section of Caspian Sea. It is located on the maritime border between Russia and Kazakhstan, about west of the Buzachi Peninsula. Kurmangazy oil field is the third largest oil field of Kazakhstan. . The field is named after Kurmangazy...

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External links

• Kazakhstan: Government pushing nuclear power despite public fears