http://www.rferl.org/featuresarticle/2007/02/fb432db8-2061-48cc-934c-d37da21de217.html
U.S. Envoy Calls Kazakhstan 'Strategic Partner' Kyrgyzstan -- Richard Boucher, the assistant secretary of state for South and Central Asia, Bishkek, 11 Apr. 2006 February 27, 2007 (RFE/RL) -- U.S. Assistant Secretary of State Richard Boucher said after meeting with Kazakh President Nursultan Nazarbaev in Astana today that the two countries are "strategic partners." "We both agreed that the United States and Kazakhstan are strategic partners," Boucher said. "We have many elements to this partnership in terms of what we do in the world: our support for the independence and sovereignty of the countries of this region, the economic cooperation between the United States and Kazakhstan, and the continuation of the process of reform here in the country." Boucher said the United States wants to help diversify Kazakhstan's economy and to support small and medium-sized enterprises. He also said Washington is committed to pursuing close security cooperation with Astana, saying they both have a common interest in fighting terrorism and the drug trade. Boucher's visit, which ends on February 28, is scheduled to include meetings with Foreign Minister Marat Tazhin, Prime Minister Karim Masimov, Senate Speaker Kasymzhomart Tokaev, and leaders of local nongovernmental groups. (RFE/RL Kazakh Service) +++ ------------------------ Yahoo! Groups Sponsor --------------------~--> Check out the new improvements in Yahoo! Groups email. http://us.click.yahoo.com/4It09A/fOaOAA/yQLSAA/TySplB/TM --------------------------------------------------------------------~-> -------------------------- Want to discuss this topic? Head on over to our discussion list, [EMAIL PROTECTED] -------------------------- Brooks Isoldi, editor [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.intellnet.org Post message: osint@yahoogroups.com Subscribe: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Unsubscribe: [EMAIL PROTECTED] *** FAIR USE NOTICE. This message contains copyrighted material whose use has not been specifically authorized by the copyright owner. OSINT, as a part of The Intelligence Network, is making it available without profit to OSINT YahooGroups members who have expressed a prior interest in receiving the included information in their efforts to advance the understanding of intelligence and law enforcement organizations, their activities, methods, techniques, human rights, civil liberties, social justice and other intelligence related issues, for non-profit research and educational purposes only. We believe that this constitutes a 'fair use' of the copyrighted material as provided for in section 107 of the U.S. Copyright Law. If you wish to use this copyrighted material for purposes of your own that go beyond 'fair use,' you must obtain permission from the copyright owner. For more information go to: http://www.law.cornell.edu/uscode/17/107.shtml Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/osint/ <*> Your email settings: Individual Email | Traditional <*> To change settings online go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/osint/join (Yahoo! ID required) <*> To change settings via email: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
