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90. Main priorities of current Kazakhstan foreign policy.

         Kazakhstan’s foreign policy was formulated shortly after Kazakhstan gained its independence on December 16, 1991. The first President of the independent Kazakhstan, NursultanNazarbayev, has indicated that the diplomacy’s main objective is to create and maintain favorable conditions for the steady development of the country on the basis of political and economic reforms. The nature of these reforms determined the priorities of the country’s foreign policy; impartiality and a desire to be fully involved in international and regional events.

         The primary goals of foreign policy

·        Protect national interests

·        Provide favorable conditions for economic and political development

·        Develop strategic cooperation with leading countries and regions of the world

·        Improve cooperation with international organizations

·        Strengthen democratic principles of the new world order

·        Contribute to global and regional security and stability while opposing struggle new threats: terrorism; drug trafficking; organized crime

·        Participate in the processes of  global and regional economic integration

·        Promote democracy as well as social and human development

·        Secure the environment and sustain development

One of the most important decisions Kazakhstan made during the years of independence were to became a non-nuclear state and pursues the policy of non-proliferation. Kazakhstan’s diplomacy was successful in developing good relations withneighboring nations, including Russia and China, as well as the United States and other European and Asian countries. To date, there have not been any conflicts or confrontations between Kazakhstan and other countries, further emphasizing the success of this diplomacy. Kazakhstan has established diplomatic relations with 140 countries and has become a member of 64 international political and economic organizations. In March 1992, Kazakhstan was accepted into the United Nations Organization and has played an active role in United Nations (UN) initiatives for the past 17 years.

By forming a practical, contractual, and legal framework for its relations with other countries, Kazakhstan has signed more than 1,300 international and intergovernmental contracts and agreements.

Foreign policy has become an integral part of Kazakhstan’s state policy, and the country has found ways to correlate its own interests with those of other countries. Presently, there are more than 70 worldwide diplomatic and consular offices representing Kazakhstan. Additional achievements of Kazakhstan’s diplomacy include:

Adopting the Law on Diplomatic service of the Republic of Kazakhstan

Establishing the framework of Kazakhstan's foreign policy and international cooperation

Gaining respect in the international community

Increasing the recognition of the foreign policy’s principles within the diplomatic community.

National goals can only be achieved through developing regional cooperation. For that very reason, Kazakhstan has been making efforts to promote regional economical integration. For instance, the city of Astana took practical measures to increase its cooperation with:

The Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS)

The Eurasian Economic Association

The Central Asian Economic Association

The Shanghai Cooperation Organization.

 

Kazakhstan supports the United States’ “Road Map” for the Middle East as a guide for establishing the peaceful coexistence of Israel and Palestine. To make this ambition successful, the four Sponsors of the Middle East Process need to come to a consensus on how to fairly determine the legitimate interests and rights of both parties. Kazakhstan supports the UN and entrusts it to initiate effective reforms against these new threats. It is only through the aid of the UN that cultural diversity and global civilization can be preserved.

Kazakhstan favors a comprehensive and continued international effort, led by the UN, to bring lasting peace and economic and humanitarian rehabilitation to Afghanistan.

Although the 2005 election was an important milestone in Iraq’s rehabilitation, Kazakhstan believes that the UN should continue to play an active and effective role by cooperating with Iraqi Authorities and the international community.

 Central Asian Nuclear-Weapon-Free Zone -new zone in Central Asia has a number of unique features:

Kazakhstan, located within the zone, had once possessed the fourth largest nuclear arsenal.

The treaty is the first multilateral agreement in an area that brings all five Central Asian countries together.

The denuclearized zone is located in the Northern hemisphere has borders two nuclear states.

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