http://kazakhstan.neweurasia.net/2006/04/21/persian/ neweurasia\'s Kazakhstan blog Sun, 20 Jul 2008 10:52:12 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.2.3 http://kazakhstan.neweurasia.net/2006/04/21/persian/#comment-501 Global Voices Online » Blog Archive » Voices from Central Asia and the Caucasus Tue, 25 Apr 2006 19:56:41 +0000 http://kazakhstan.neweurasia.net/2006/04/21/persian/#comment-501 [...] Kazakhstan: Adam Kesher comments on his blog about a border incident in which Uzbek borders reportedly opened fire on three Kazakh nationals as they were attempting to steal barbed wire from a temporary fence (link in Russian). Instead of carrying out a joint investigation with Uzbekistan, he says, Kazakhstan should issue a protest note as the actions of the borer guards are unacceptable. However, as Nathan at Registan notes, diplomatic relations between the countries have recently been on the mend. Ben of neweurasia argues that Kazakhstan’s Iran policy is genuinely invidual. Maybe, as KZBlog mentions in the comments, this is because Kazakhstan has its own nuclear aspirations. Nathan of The Registan notes that English comedian Sasha Baron Cohen, aka Borat, found an unexpected defender in the daughter of President Nazarbayev. [...] […] Kazakhstan: Adam Kesher comments on his blog about a border incident in which Uzbek borders reportedly opened fire on three Kazakh nationals as they were attempting to steal barbed wire from a temporary fence (link in Russian). Instead of carrying out a joint investigation with Uzbekistan, he says, Kazakhstan should issue a protest note as the actions of the borer guards are unacceptable. However, as Nathan at Registan notes, diplomatic relations between the countries have recently been on the mend. Ben of neweurasia argues that Kazakhstan’s Iran policy is genuinely invidual. Maybe, as KZBlog mentions in the comments, this is because Kazakhstan has its own nuclear aspirations. Nathan of The Registan notes that English comedian Sasha Baron Cohen, aka Borat, found an unexpected defender in the daughter of President Nazarbayev. […]

]]> http://kazakhstan.neweurasia.net/2006/04/21/persian/#comment-462 Global Voices Online » Blog Archive » Kazakhstan: Iran Policy Fri, 21 Apr 2006 23:51:46 +0000 http://kazakhstan.neweurasia.net/2006/04/21/persian/#comment-462 [...] Ben Paarmann reports on Kazakhstan’s Iran policy. [...] […] Ben Paarmann reports on Kazakhstan’s Iran policy. […]

]]> http://kazakhstan.neweurasia.net/2006/04/21/persian/#comment-457 KZBlog Fri, 21 Apr 2006 14:15:56 +0000 http://kazakhstan.neweurasia.net/2006/04/21/persian/#comment-457 Don't forget that Kazakhstan has a large supply of uranium and is also interested in pursuing nuclear energy, as well as becoming one of the world's largest exporters of uranium. Hence they may support Iran because sanctions on Iran can set a bad precedent for Kazahstan. Don’t forget that Kazakhstan has a large supply of uranium and is also interested in pursuing nuclear energy, as well as becoming one of the world’s largest exporters of uranium. Hence they may support Iran because sanctions on Iran can set a bad precedent for Kazahstan.

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