Bill Clinton: “During their November 18, 1997 meeting in Washington, D.C., Presidents Clinton and Nazarbayev underscored the special…”

“During their November 18, 1997 meeting in Washington, D.C., Presidents Clinton and Nazarbayev underscored the special importance they attach to the close and productive relationship between the United States and Kazakhstan. Deepening this partnership is key to promoting Kazakhstan's security, independence, sovereignty, territorial integrity and democratic development, as well as the stability and economic prosperity of the region as a whole. The two Presidents restated their strong commitment to the goals set forth in the ``Charter on Democratic Partnership Between the United States of America and the Republic of Kazakhstan,'' signed by the two Presidents in February 1994. Recognizing the growing economic and commercial ties between the two nations, the two Presidents expressed their strong support for the ``Action Program on Economic Partnership,'' signed in Washington, November 18, 1997, by President Nazarbayev and Vice President Gore, in their capacity as co-chairmen of the U.S.-Kazakhstan Joint Commission. Kazakhstan's commitment to accelerate reform, as outlined in the Action Program, will advance the development of a free market economy and underscores the great potential benefits of investment in the country's natural resources and industrial infrastructure. The United States is committed to support economic reform in Kazakhstan through a robust program of technical assistance and cooperation. The two Presidents noted the important role played by U.S.…”