[Congressional Record Volume 159, Number 95 (Friday, June 28, 2013)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Pages E988-E989]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                COMMENDING THE GOVERNMENT OF KAZAKHSTAN

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                      HON. ENI F. H. FALEOMAVAEGA

                           of american samoa

                    in the house of representatives

                        Thursday, June 27, 2013

  Mr. FALEOMAVAEGA. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to welcome Kazakhstan's 
Foreign Minister Erlan Idrissov back to Washington.
  I also want to commend the Government of Kazakhstan for hosting the 
international talks between Iran and five permanent members of the UN 
Security Council plus Germany, namely the P5+1 group, on Iran's nuclear 
program. Thanks to the voluntary abandonment of nuclear arms and firm 
adherence to enhancement of global non-proliferation, Kazakhstan is a 
perfect location for such talks. I hope that the parties will find 
constructive solutions in the best interests of the region and the 
whole world.
  I thank the Government of Kazakhstan for its support of international 
efforts to stabilize Afghanistan and the constructive role played by 
Kazakhstan in developing the Northern Distribution Network, NDN, and 
its assistance to Afghanistan's security forces. Kazakhstan plays an 
important role in rebuilding Afghanistan, both in the provision of 
humanitarian, financial and technical aid to the Afghan government, and 
through regional initiatives aimed at stabilizing and developing 
Afghanistan's economy.
  Kazakhstan's role in promoting the ``New Silk Road'' initiative and 
in developing regional confidence-building measures through the 
Conference on Interaction and Confidence Building Measures in Asia, 
CICA, as well as its participation in the Istanbul Process on 
Afghanistan should be recognized and applauded.
  I appreciate the work Foreign Minister Idrissov is doing to promote 
President Nazarbayev's initiatives and, once more, I welcome him back 
to Washington on his first official visit as Foreign Minister having 
previously

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served as Kazakhstan's Ambassador to the United States.

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