Speeches and statements on Kazakhstan

"DURING THE PAST 15 YEARS, UNDER THE PRUDENT LEADERSHIP OF PRESIDENT NURSULTAN NAZARBAYEV, KAZAKHSTAN, FROM BEING ONE OF THE WORST OFF FRAGMENTS OF THE FORMER SOVIET EMPIRE HAS BECOME AN ECONOMICALLY STRONG AND DYNAMICALLY DEVELOPING DEMOCRATIC NATION AND A RECOGNIZED LEADER IN CENTRAL ASIA."

Lecture by Ambassador Kanat B. Saudabayev at Yale University, New Haven, Connecticut, on February 20, 2007

"KAZAKHSTAN, A PARTY TO THE NON-PROLIFERATION TREATY SINCE 1993, BELIEVES THAT THE TREATY MUST REMAIN ONE OF THE PILLARS OF GLOBAL SECURITY, THAT STILL NEEDS TO BE REINFORCED AND PROTECTED."

Statement by H.E. Mr. Kassymzhomart K. Tokaev, Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Kazakhstan The 2005 Review Conference of the Parties to the Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons New York, 3 May 2005

"THE DECISION OF KAZAKHSTAN'S LEADER TO RENOUNCE THE WORLD'S FOURTH LARGEST ARSENAL OF DEADLY NUCLEAR WEAPONS WAS MADE NOT ONLY IN THE INTEREST OF THE MANKIND, BUT IT HAS CHANGED THE COURSE OF WORLD HISTORY."

Speech of Hon. George Radanovich of California in the House of Representatives, April 27, 2005

“WE SHOULD REMEMBER KAZAKHSTAN. INSTEAD Of VIOLATING INTERNATIONAL NORMS AND RETAINING NUCLEAR WEAPONS, KAZAKH LEADERS MADE THE RIGHT CHOICE. WHEN SEARCHING FOR SUCCESS STORIES, THE INTERNATIONAL COMMUNITY CAN TURN TO KAZAKHSTAN.”

Statement by The Honorable Senator Richard Lugar (R-IN) as he introduced a Senate resolution to commemorate the 10th anniversary of the removal of the last nuclear warhead from the territory of Kazakhstan on April 25, 2004.

"CANADA AND CANADIAN BUSINESSES ARE AMONG LEADERS IN THE AREAS OF DEVELOPING AND INTRODUCING INNOVATIVE TECHNOLOGIES. THIS IS WHY WE ARE STRONGLY INTERESTED IN YOUR PARTICIPATION IN PROJECTS IN KAZAKHSTAN"

Address by H.E. Kanat B. Saudabayev, Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of Kazakhstan to Canada, at a conference “Strategy of Industrial and Innovation Development of Kazakhstan: New Investment Opportunities for Canadian Business”, organized by Canada-Russia-Eurasia Business Association, Export Development Canada and the Embassy of Kazakhstan, Montreal, Canada, October 21, 2004

"RECENT ALARMING DEVELOPMENTS IN THE WORLD, ESPECIALLY THE MASSACRE IN BESLAN, HAVE YET AGAIN HIGHLIGHTED THE URGENT NEED TO REFORM THE UNITED NATIONS."

Speech by H.E. Kassymzhomart Tokaev, Minister of Foreign Affairs of Kazakhstan at the 59th session of the United Nations General Assembly in New York, September 24, 2004

"KAZAKHSTAN STATED ITS BID FOR [OSCE] CHAIRMANSHIP IN 2009. WE ARE VERY MUCH HOPEFUL THAT OUR INITIATIVE WILL BE PROPERLY UNDERSTOOD BY THE MEMBER STATES OF THE OSCE AND OBTAIN A GENERAL CONSENSUS.”

Statement by H.E. Kassymzhomart Tokaev, Minister of Foreign Affairs of Kazakhstan at the Meeting of the OSCE Permanent Council in Vienna, Austria, September 9, 2004

“DEMOCRACY IN KAZAKHSTAN, A SECULAR BUT PREDOMINANTLY MUSLIM NATION, IS ALSO IN U.S. NATIONAL INTEREST. WE ARE A STRATEGIC PARTNER OF THE UNITED STATES, AN ALLY IN THE WAR ON TERRORISM AND THE REBUILDING OF IRAQ.”

Op-Ed article “Elections in Kazakhstan: Building Democracy in a key region” by Kanat Saudabayev, Kazakhstan’s Ambassador to the United States in The Washington Times, August 20, 2004

“FUTURE SUCCESSES OF A DEMOCRATIC AND FREE REPUBLIC OF KAZAKHSTAN DIRECTLY BENEFIT THE UNITED STATES, AS IT WILL HELP ENSURE STABILITY AND PROSPERITY OF CENTRAL ASIA, A REGION EXTREMELY IMPORTANT IN OUR FIGHT AGAINST INTERNATIONAL TERRORISM.”

Speech of Hon. Chris Cannon of Utah in the U.S. House of Representatives, June 18, 2004

"ONLY BY WORKING SHOULDER TO SHOULDER THE NATIONS OF THE FREE WORLD WILL BE ABLE TO BRING ABOUT THE REBIRTH OF A NEW DEMOCRATIC IRAQ."

Op-Ed article “Disaster and opportunity — the two-part Iraq crisis” by Kassymzhomart Tokaev, Minister of Foreign Affairs of Kazakhstan, in The Hill newspaper, June 1, 2004

“SOME PEOPLE MAY WONDER WHY KAZAKHSTAN WOULD ENGAGE IN SUCH EFFORTS AND WHY IT IS SUCCEEDING IN THEIR EFFORTS. I SUGGEST THEY READ A RECENT ARTICLE BY THE AMBASSADOR OF KAZAKHSTAN.”

Speech of Hon. George Radanovich of California in the House of Representatives December 8, 2003

"THE EXAMPLE OF KAZAKHSTAN, WORKING WELL WITH THE UNITED STATES, THE WEST, AND THE MUSLIM WORLD AND SPEAKING FOR DIALOGUE OF RELIGIONS AND CIVILIZATIONS, GIVES US GROUND FOR OPTIMISM THAT TOLERANCE AND MUTUAL UNDERSTANDING, NOT HATE AND VIOLENCE, WILL PREVAIL."

Opinion piece by Ambassador Kanat Saudabayev, published November 24, 2003, at www.diplomatictraffic.com and November 26, 2003, at the Institute of Religion and Public Policy's website

"WHAT SENATORS NUNN AND LUGAR DID AND CONTINUE TO DO TODAY FOR THE WORLD IS A HEROIC DEED. THE WORLD HAS YET TO FULLY COMPREHEND THEIR OUTSTANDING LEADERSHIP. BUT THEIR NAMES ARE ALREADY INSCRIBED IN THE HISTORY OF KAZAKHSTAN IN GOLDEN LETTERS."

Remarks by Ambassador Kanat Saudabayev of Kazakhstan on the occasion of formal presentation of the Order of Dostyk to Sen. Sam Nunn (Ret.), at UGA'S Symposium "The Weapons of Mass Destruction Threat to American Homeland", October 20, 2003, Athens, Georgia

"KAZAKHSTAN STANDS OUT BECAUSE IT POSSESSES GREAT POTENTIAL AND IS SUPPORTED BY A POWERFUL COMMITMENT TOWARD DEMOCRACY. CONSIDERABLE WORK REMAINS, AND THE UNITED STATES MUST LEND ITS SUPPORT TO ENSURE THAT KAZAKHSTAN CONTINUES DOWN THE PATH TOWARD DEMOCRATIZATION. I ASK THAT MY COLLEAGUES JOIN ME IN COMMENDING THE REPUBLIC OF KAZAKHSTAN ON ITS POSITIVE STEPS FORWARD."

Congressional Statement by Rep. Joe Barton (R-TX) in the House of Representatives on September 24, 2003

"COUNTRIES LIKE KAZAKHSTAN THAT HAVE RENOUNCED NUCLEAR WEAPONS FOR ALL TIME PROVIDE AN EXAMPLE AND CAN PROVIDE VALUABLE LEADERSHIP ON THESE ISSUES..."

Remarks by Former Senator Sam Nunn, Co-Chairman, Nuclear Threat Initiative, NTI-Royal Norwegian Embassy Conference, Washington, DC, April 4, 2003

"KAZAKHSTAN IS WELL ON ITS WAY TO BECOMING AN IMPORTANT PARTICIPANT IN GLOBAL ECONOMIC AND ENERGY MARKETS. THE UNITED STATES WILL BE BOTH A FRIEND AND PARTNER ON THIS JOURNEY"

Remarks by Energy Secretary Spencer Abraham at the Conference on Kazakhstan: the Premier Market for Investment and Trade, Kansas, July 1, 2002

"WE ARE PARTNERS IN THE GLOBAL WAR ON TERRORISM"

U.S. Secretary of Defense Donald Rumsfeld, Astana, April 28, 2002

SENATE CONGRATULATES KAZAKHSTAN ON THE 10TH ANNIVERSARY OF ITS INDEPENDENCE

U.S. Senate Resolution #194, passed unanimously December 20, 2001 (also available at www.senate.gov)

"WE COMMEND THE IMPRESSIVE STRIDES KAZAKHSTAN HAS MADE IN MOVING... TO A TRULY OPEN AND DEMOCRATIC SOCIETY WITH A THRIVING MARKET ECONOMY..."

Congressional Black Caucus's letter to President Nazarbayev, December 2001

KAZAKHSTAN, STRIVING FOR THE FUTURE

Message from Ambassador Kanat Saudabayev, December 16, 2001

TRIBUTE TO THE PEOPLE OF THE REPUBLIC OF KAZAKHSTAN

Hon. Robert Wexler, U.S. House of Representatives, November 2001

CASPIAN PIPELINE CONSORTIUM SHOWS TO THE WORLD THAT "THE UNITED STATES, RUSSIA, AND KAZAKHSTAN ARE COOPERATING TO BUILD PROSPERITY AND STABILITY..."

President George W. Bush, October 2001

"ON THE SITUATION IN THE COUNTRY AND MAIN DIRECTIONS

OF DOMESTIC AND FOREIGN POLICY FOR 2002"

Message of the President of the country to the people of Kazakhstan, September 3, 2001

KAZAKHSTAN: MODERN ENERGY AND GEOPOLITICAL CHALLENGES

Remarks by Ambassador Kanat Saudabayev, Houston, Texas,

May 30, 2001

"A TARGETED AND IMPARTIAL APPROACH MUST BE THE CHARACTERISTIC STYLE OF THE OSCE"

Address of the Minister of Foreign Affairs of the

Republic of Kazakhstan Erlan Idrissov at the

8th Meeting of the OSCE Ministerial Council in Vienna

on November 27, 2000.