
Nursultan Nazarbayev
The President
of the Republic of Kazakhstan

ADDRESS BY THE PRESIDENT OF THE REPUBLIC OF KAZAKHSTAN,
LEADER OF THE NATION, N.A.NAZARBAYEV
STRATEGY KAZAKHSTAN 2050
NEW POLITICAL COURSE OF THE ESTABLISHED STATE
Astana, 2012
Fellow citizens!
Today we have gathered on the eve of our Independence Day.
It has been more than 20 years since we started to proudly celebrate this great holiday.
On December 16, 1991 we, the people of Kazakhstan, chose sovereignty, freedom and openness to the world as our founding principles. Today these values have become a part of our daily life.
As we began our journey as a nation things were vastly different. Now thanks to our joint efforts we have transformed our country into a wholly different place.
Today we are a successful state with our own characteristics, perspectives and identity. We have paid a great price to achieve these milestones.
STATEMENT of
the Ministry of Foreign Affairs
of the Republic of Kazakhstan
on nuclear tests carried out by
the Democratic People's Republic of Korea
Kazakhstan's National Data Center, which operates within the International Monitoring System, recorded earth shocks generated by nuclear tests on the territory of DPRK at two (2.00) a.m. GMT on February 12, 2013.
The Republic of Kazakhstan strongly condemns the nuclear test carried out by the Democratic People's Republic of Korea which violates the UN Security Council Resolutions #1718 (2006) and #1874 (2009).
Testing of nuclear weapons affects the non-proliferation process and bears security risks on regional and global scale. Having experienced the harmful consequences of nuclear tests, our country took the lead to initiate to proclaim the UN International Day Against Nuclear Tests.
Kazakhstan stands for immediate resumption of negotiations on North Korean nuclear issue within six-party talks and calls on Pyongyang to abandon any steps which might lead to the escalation of tensions.
ANNOUNCEMENT
Please be informed that due to the National holidays in the Republic of Kazakhstan the Consular Section of the Embassy will be closed on 1, 3 and 10 May, 2013.
We apologise for any caused inconveniences!