America not contends for dominance in Central Asia: USA Ambassador to Kazakhstan
18:46, 10 June 2009
ASTANA. June 10. KAZINFORM /Aigul Tulekbayeva/ ?The USA doesn?t contend for dominance in Central Asia?, Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary Ambassador of the USA to Kazakhstan Richard Hougland said.
?I would like to repeat what I said many times: we ? the United States of America ? do not pursue any big aims in this part of the world, where we would compete with Russia and China, we o not plan to influence or control over any countries here?, he said at the press conference in Astana.
?All countries of Central Asia are independent and sovereign, they make their own independent decisions?, R.Hougland said.