[wanabidii] Press Releases: Remarks With Kazakh President Nursultan Nazarbayev Before Their Meeting

You are subscribed to Press Releases for U.S. Department of State. This information has recently been updated, and is now available. Press Releases: Remarks With Kazakh President Nursultan Nazarbayev Before Their Meeting 11/02/2015 05:26 AM EST Remarks With Kazakh President Nursultan Nazarbayev Before Their Meeting Remarks John Kerry Secretary of State Ak Orda Presidential Palace Astana, Kazakhstan November 2, 2015 SECRETARY KERRY: Well, thank you, Mr. President. I’m very pleased to be in Kazakhstan again. I appreciated the meeting that we had with President Obama in New York. We discussed a lot of the issues between us, and I know that President Obama is very appreciative for your leadership on the nonproliferation issue, on countering violent extremism, cooperation vis-a-vis Afghanistan and counter-Daesh. So we have a very strong set of security interests. And as you mentioned, Mr. President, the United States is the largest direct investor in Kazakhstan. And I met this morning with the American Chamber of Commerce representatives here. They were very pleased with the progress that is being made. Your prime minister meets with them once a month; you have put in a very ambitious set of reforms – your hundred steps centered around five different areas – and we really want to work with you very closely in trying to implement those reforms as effectively and as rapidly as possible. And yesterday in Samarkand, we had a very constructive and effective meeting with the five countries of Central Asia, talking about ways we can coordinate on specific projects and trying to break down some of the barriers that have prevented the region from growing as a region. So Mr. President, thank you very much for welcoming me to Astana. I’m very pleased to be here and I look forward to listening to you and working together with your team on the ways that we can strengthen our relationship even more. Thank you. The Office of Website Management, Bureau of Public Affairs, manages this site as a portal for information from the U.S. State Department. External links to other Internet sites should not be construed as an endorsement of the views or privacy policies contained therein. Stay connected with the State Department:       External links found in this content or on Department of State websites that go to other non-Department websites should not be construed as an endorsement of the views or privacy policies contained therein.  Update your subscriptions, modify your password or email address, or stop subscriptions at any time on your Subscriber Preferences Page. You will need to use your email address to log in. If you have questions or problems with the subscription service, please visit subscriberhelp.govdelivery.com. This service is provided to you at no charge by U.S. Department of State. This email was sent to wanabidii@googlegroups.com using GovDelivery, on behalf of: U.S. Department of State · 2201 C Street NW · Washington, DC 20520

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