Former Czech President backs Kazakhstan's initiative to support global disarmament
15:59, 30 August 2010
ASTANA. August 30. KAZINFORM "I support the declaration of 29 August as the International Day against Nuclear Tests. I am glad this initiative came from free and independent Kazakhstan that has undertaken an obligation to ensure a better life for future generations", First President of the Czech Republic Václav Havel says in his statement on the occasion of the International Day against Nuclear Tests.
"I know that Kazakhstan, as part of the former Soviet Union, had a negative experience with nuclear tests and everything connected with it. The country still suffers from long-term effects of these tests. I respect the fact that the country wants to take a responsible approach to its own historical experience and to support global nuclear disarmament", the statement reads.