ASTANA, SEPTEMBER 1 (KazAAG KABAR). President Nazarbayev met prince Karim Aga Khan, the leader of the
muslim Ismailites, in Astana on August 31. They signed the Contract on establishing a unique international university for
exclusive development of education and researches of mountain regions of the Central Asia. The University will be run by the
Government and financed by charity organizations and, in particular, by the Aga Khan Fund which is well known all over the
world for its charity activity. Karim Aga Khan explained that just after the signing of the Contract the project will be given the
first 15 million USA dollars for the first stage.