World leaders about Nursultan Nazarbayev, President of the Republic of Kazakhstan

16:29, 4 July 2009

ANA. July 4. KAZINFORM /Anara Zhumabekova/ III Congress of Leaders of the World and Traditional Religions finished its work in Astana on July 2. 77 delegations from 35 countries took part in it. The I Congress took place in September 2003. The Pontiff, Pope John Paul II was the prominent guest of the first religious forum. In his message addressed to Kazakh President Nursultan Nazarbayev he said: "On the occasion of the Astana-based Congress of World and Traditional Religions on the role of religions in the present global context filled with threats to global peace, I am pleased to send cordial greetings to President of the Congress, His Excellency Mr. Nursultan Nazarbayev, and to all the participants, to whom I wish every success in their deliberations. This new initiative of Kazakhstan authorities will promote respect for human dignity, protection of religious freedom and greater mutual understanding among peoples, convinced as we are, that religion, properly understood, shows itself to be a solid instrument for the promotion of peace".

Kazinform also offers its readers several statements given in different periods of our history

Konstantinos Stefanopulos, President of Greece:

"I have been deeply impressed by the Republic of Kazakhstan and its president N. Nazarbayev. Greece intends to expand trade and economic ties. The brightest prospects for cooperation are in such promising spheres as energy, shipbuilding, communications, tourism, completion of a transit corridor to link Europe and Asia".

Hans-Dietrich Genscher, Ex-Vice Chancellor of Germany:

"President Nazarbayev proposed decisive initiatives in order to match together two opposing sides in a very tough period. It is a great achievement which testifies to high responsibility awareness and mastered statecraft of Kazakhstan's President. Kazakhstan's initiatives showed clearly that a new world order can be only put in place based on equality of rights of larger and smaller states".

Jaap de Hoop Scheffer, NATO General Secretary:

"I am sure that Kazakhstan has been playing a pivotal role, being the locomotive of political and economic reforms in Central Asia. Recently, the OSCE has been focusing on Central Asia with its history and development specificity. Priority is given to cooperation with Kazakhstan and other countries of the region in the three following directions: counteracting new threats and challenges, economic cooperation, interaction in human dimension. We have agreed that the OSCE can assist Kazakhstan in all the three directions. Kazakhstan has achieved great progress in reforming its economy and social-political life. The Kazakhstani leadership has been committed to highest human values". (Extract from the briefing following negotiations with Mr. Nazarbayev, July 7, 2003)

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