Kazakh-U.S. military cooperation key points explored in Astana

16:06, 19 June 2013

ASTANA. June 19. KAZINFORM Minister of Defense of Kazakhstan Adilbek Dzhaksybekov has met with Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary Ambassador of the U.S . to Kazakhstan Kenneth Fairfax, Kazinform has learnt from the press service of the Kazakh Ministry of Defense.

The sides discussed key trends of the Kazakh-American cooperation within a five-year military cooperation plan.

The Defense Minister of Kazakhstan noted that due to tight interaction of the two countries' leaders, cooperation of defense authorities develops in a constructive way.

Kenneth Fairfax commended military battle readiness of the Armed forces of Kazakhstan and assured he would make every effort to realize bilateral military cooperation plan. The U.S. Amabssador also noted Kazakhstan's participation in international actions on stabilization of the situation in Afghanistan.

"Today, it is necessary to react adequately to the threats of the modern world not only to provide securty in kazakhstan, but in the whole region as well," Adilbek Dzhaksybekov stressed.

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