1933 – ‘Qazaqtyn korkem adebieti’ publishing house is founded. Later in 1964 it is renamed into ‘Zhasushy’. 1994 - The European Union initials the Partnership and Cooperation Agreement with the Republic of Kazakhstan, and, a week later, with the Kyrgyz Republic. 1995 – In order to improve the regime of the state border of the Republic of Kazakhstan the Headquarters of the border troops of the Republic of Kazakhstan is transformed into the State Committee of the Republic of Kazakhstan on protection of the state border. 2002 – First President of Kazakhstan-Elbasy Nursultan Nazarbayev is awarded Poland's Order of the White Eagle in recognition of his special merits in developing cooperation between the Republic of Poland and the Republic of Kazakhstan.