Official Statements:

President Nursultan Nazarbayev Attended

 VII Eurasian Media Forum in Almaty

“Over the time of its existence, the Eurasian Media Forum that has already been held seven times was searching for methods of solving complicated problems of global development,” Nursultan Nazarbayev said greeting the forum’s participants and guests.

In his speech, Kazakhstan’s President noted that in the last year the world did not become safer and modern challenges and threats were not reduced. In the opinion of the Head of State, leading countries and the world community must take effective measures on the development of new forms of international cooperation, which could stabilize the development of the global economy and reduce global disproportions. Today, there is an unprecedented need for the responsibility of new order of each country.

“It is necessary to reevaluate the possibilities and competency limits of the world community in the context of international law, the role and responsibility of every state,” Nursultan Nazarbayev said.

The President talked on the agenda of Kazakhstan’s regional and global objectives, which are aimed at maintaining a constant dialogue between civilizations, cultures and religions including Kazakhstan’s forthcoming chairmanship in the OSCE.

The President met with a number of prominent political and public figures, managers of mass media who arrived in Kazakhstan in order to participate in the VII Eurasian Media Forum including former United States National Security Advisor Zbigniew Brzezinski, OSCE Secretary General Marc Perrin de Brichambaut, President of the UN General Assembly Srgjan Kerim, Chairman of the ISTRC “Mir” Radik Batyrshin, top managers of the ITAR-TASS Vitaly Ignatenko and Mikhail Gusman

President Nursultan Nazarbayev Met President of the Republic of Uzbekistan Islam Karimov,

Who Arrived in Astana for a Two Day Official Visit

After solemn welcome ceremony held in the Akorda Palace, the heads of the two states had narrowed and enlarged negotiations and discussed the status and prospects of bilateral relations and also issues of international and regional policies of mutual interest.

As it was noted during the talks, Kazakhstan and Uzbekistan have done a lot of work on the implementation of the agreements achieved due to visit exchange between the two countries in 2006. Programs of economic and cultural humanitarian cooperation and Plan of events are being successfully implemented, which will make the two brotherly nations even closer.

During the talks, Nursultan Nazarbayev and Islam Karimov discussed the development of trade economic cooperation between Kazakhstan and Uzbekistan underscored its positive trend. Last year, the volume of bilateral commodity turnover was doubled and reached 1 billion 4 million dollars.

The sides discussed a variety of measures on further broadening trade economic ties, forming large-scale zones of free trade, opening business centers and trade representative offices in the capitals of the two states.

The sides have confirmed their mutual interest in the fastest development of a mutually acceptable mechanism of joint usage of water-energy resources of the Central Asian region and establishment a water-energy consortium of Central Asian countries, intensification of the activities of the International Fund for Aral salvation.

In the context of developing cultural humanitarian cooperation, the sides discussed issues of establishing a branch of Al Farabi’s Kazakh National University in Tashkent, creating favorable environment for studing native languages by representatives of the national Diasporas of the two countries.

At the Government’s House in Astana, Kazakhstan’s Prime Minister Karim Massimov met Adriaan van der Meer, Head of the European Commission's Representation in Kazakhstan and Central Asia.

The sides pointed out that a solid foundation had been laid in bilateral relations, enabling to further develop cooperation between Kazakhstan and the EU.

A. van der Meer expressed his gratitude to the leadership of Kazakhstan for support rendered to his mission. Besides, he announced an official visit of EU trade commissioner Peter Mendelson to Kazakhstan in June to discuss issues related to Kazakhstan’s accession to the WTO.

“I hope we will be able to finalize negotiations on Kazakhstan’s accession to the organization”, A. van der Meer said. Later the same day PM K. Massimov met representatives of the World Organization for Animal Health (OIE), including its director general Bernard Vallat.

The parties discussed Kazakhstan’s involvement in the organization’s activities. The Prime Minister made a presentation of the National Veterinary Service of Kazakhstan and briefed on its role in maintenance of epizootic well-being and animal products safety.

K. Massimov pointed out that coordination and interaction within the OIE provide Kazakhstan with additional opportunities to bring its veterinary science in compliance with internationally accepted standards.

The sides discussed prospects of Kazakhstan’s involvement into the OIE initiatives. In particular, they dwelt on possibilities of holding international conferences for experts from European countries and Central Asia in the territory of Kazakhstan.

The Prime Minister said that the meeting would contribute to setting up of a veterinary strategy at the threshold of Kazakhstan’s accession to the WTO.

In the course of the meeting of K. Massimov with John Malcom Ordway, US Ambassador to Kazakhstan, and Kenneth Mack, Head of the US Chamber of Commerce in Kazakhstan, the parties discussed prospects of development of Kazakh-US cooperation through public-private partnership mechanisms.

K. Massimov noted that “the Kazakh-US PPP initiative would contribute to development of mutually beneficial cooperation in the longer run”.

The sides reiterated their interest in launching the program involving the government and business community.

When closing the meeting, the sides expressed confidence that the launch of the Kazakh-US PPP initiative would bring the economic interaction between the two nations to a higher level.

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