Kazakh World Religious Meet Calls for Rejection of Terrorism

May 2010

Academics, clerics and leaders from 60 nations, including India, recently gathered in Astana, the Kazakhstan capital, for a global conference of faith and civilizations where they deliberated on prospects of peaceful coexistence among the world's religions amid growing extremism and violence. The Congress of World and Traditional Religions is a bold reminder to the world that people of different faiths and ethnic backgrounds can and should live together in peace, its organizers said.
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Global World and Nuclear Security

April 2010
Kazakhstan President Nursultan Nazarbayev outlines his vision of the new global order and nuclear security.He argues that nations today need "a true, not superficial, equality in the nuclear sphere". The question is how to achieve this. The President hopes these and other issues will be raised at the upcoming Global Nuclear Security Summit.
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A New Decade, a New Economic Growth, and New Opportunities for Kazakhstan

29 January 2010
Speaking to his countrymen, the President said: "One of the difficult periods in the development of our country in the history of the 21st century is coming to an end. The storm of global crisis damaging the world economy still remains. Nevertheless, its force is already different from its original condition. Thanks to our complete readiness, its consequences have not had much impact on our country."
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Address of the President of the Republic of Kazakhstan H.E. Mr. Nursultan Nazarbayev

March 6, 2009
The President gives a speech on the economic crisis, outlining the pitfalls and tribulations ahead. He also details the way his government intends to deal with the crisis to prevent any economic collapse and attendant hardships. He believes that just as Kazakhstan has weathered the previous economic crises - the first during the initial years of independence and the second during the East Asian financial crisis - this time too his country will prevail. Nazarbayev's speech exudes optimism and his speech seeks to rally Kazakhs to stand up to the difficult times ahead.
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Talk by Dr. Kairat Umarov, Ambassador of Kazakhstan

5 December 2007
Dr. Kairat Umarov, Ambassador of Kazakhstan to India, gave a talk at the Observer Research Foundation, New Delhi (5 December 2007), on Kazakhstan's economic profile.
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