Foreign relations of Kazakhstan are primarily based on economic and military security. Kazakhstan has relations with all of its neighbors and especially strong relations with Russia. Kazakhstan is a member of the United Nations, Organization for Security and Coöperation in Europe, North Atlantic Cooperation Council, Commonwealth of Independent States, the Shanghai Cooperation Organization, and NATO's Partnership for Peace program. Kazakhstan, Russia, Belarus, Kyrgyzstan, and Tajikistan established the Eurasian Economic Community in 2000 to begin the process of creating a free trade zone under a Customs Union. List of Presidents of Kazakhstan Nursultan Nazarbayev (1990 - present) Last election See also Politics of Kazakhstan Categories: | | ... Photo showing Nursultan Nazarbayev (left) with Ukrainian President Victor Yushchenko in June 2005 Nursultan Abishuly Nazarbayev (Kaz. ... This is a list of prime ministers and heads of government of Kazakhstan and its predecessor republic of the Soviet Union. ... Daniyal Kenzhetayevich Akhmetov (Kazakh: Дaниял Кенжетaйұлы Ахметов) (born 15 June 1954 in Pavlodar) has been the Prime Minister of Kazakhstan since 13 June 2003. ... The Parliament of Kazakhstan is a bicameral legislature consisting of the upper house Senate of Kazakhstan and the lower house Majilis. ... The legislature, known as the Parliament (Parlamenti), has two chambers. ... This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ... Political parties in Kazakhstan lists political parties in Kazakhstan. ... Politics of Kazakhstan Categories: Election related stubs | Elections in Kazakhstan ... Kazakhstan is divided into 14 provinces oblystar (singular - oblys): Note: in 1995 the Governments of Kazakhstan and Russia entered into an agreement whereby Russia would lease for a period of 20 years an area of 6,000 sq km enclosing the Bayqongyr (Baykonur) space launch facilities and the city of... The human rights situation in Kazakhstan has been an area of concern for many outside governmental and non-governmental observers. ... Information on politics by country is available for every country, including both de jure and de facto independent states, inhabited dependent territories, as well as areas of special sovereignty. ... The United Nations (UN) is an international organization whose stated aims are to facilitate co-operation in international law, international security, economic development, and social equity. ... Logo of the OSCE in the English language. ... The North Atlantic Cooperation Council (NACC) was a NATO organisation founded on 1991 December and was the precursor to the Euro-Atlantic Partnership Council. ... Headquarters Minsk, Belarus Member states 11 member states 1 associate member Working language Russian Executive Secretary Vladimir Rushailo Formation December 21, 1991 Official website http://cis. ... Membership 6 member states 4 observer states Headquarters Secretariat RATS - Beijing - Tashkent Working languages Chinese, Russian Secretary General Zhang Deguang Formation 14 June 2001 Official website http://www. ... NATO 2002 Summit in Prague The North Atlantic Treaty Organisation[1] (NATO), also called the North Atlantic Alliance, the Atlantic Alliance or the Western Alliance, is an international organisation for collective security established in 1949, in support of the North Atlantic Treaty signed in Washington, DC, on 4 April 1949. ... Partnership for Peace is a NATO project aimed at creating trust between NATO and other states in Europe and the former Soviet Union. ... Flag of EurAsEC The Eurasian Economic Community (EurAsEC or EAEC) was put into motion on 10 October 2000 when Belarus, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Russia and Tajikistan signed the treaty. ... A customs union is a free trade area with a Common External Tariff. ...

International disputes

Caspian Sea boundaries are not yet determined with Turkmenistan. Kazakhstan has no common land or Caspian Sea border with Iran. Issues with Russia and Azerbaijan were settled in 2003.
Russia leases approximately 6,000 km² of territory enclosing the Baikonur Cosmodrome The Caspian Sea is the largest lake on Earth by both area and volume,[1] with a surface area of 371,000 square kilometres (143,244 mi²) and a volume of 78,200 cubic kilometres (18,761 mi³).[2] It is a landlocked endorheic body of water and lies between... 2003 (MMIII) was a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... The Baikonur Cosmodrome (Kazakh: Байқоңыр ғарыш айлағы, Bayqoñır ÄŸarış aylağı; Russian: Космодром Байконур, Kosmodrom Baykonur), also called Tyuratam, is the worlds oldest and largest working space launch facility. ...

Illicit drugs

There is significant illicit cultivation of cannabis and limited cultivation of opium poppies and ephedra, for the drug ephedrone, in Kazakhstan. There is a limited government eradication program. The cannabis is consumed largely in the CIS. Kazakhstan is used as transshipment point for illicit drugs to Russia, North America, and Western Europe from Southwest Asia. Look up Cannabis in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. ... Opium, or opïum is a narcotic analgesic drug which is obtained from the unripe seed pods of the opium poppy (Papaver somniferum L. or the synonym paeoniflorum). ... Papaver rhoeas Poppy at High Wood cemetery, France. ... Species of Ephedra have traditionally been used by indigenous people for a variety of medicinal purposes, and are a likely candidate for the Soma plant of Indo-Iranian religion. ... Methcathinone is an addictive recreational drug that is cheap and simple to synthesize. ... World map showing North America A satellite composite image of North America. ... A common understanding of Western Europe in modern times. ... This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ...

China

The People's Republic of China and Kazakhstan established diplomatic relations on Jan 3, 1992. Since then the two nations have enjoyed good relations with many high-level visits. The two nations signed their first boundary agreement in April 1994, and second supplementary boundary agreement in July 1998 to mark their 1,700 km shared border. Both China and Kazakhstan are members of the Shangai Cooperation Organization. [1]

United States

United States Vice President Dick Cheney visited Kazakhstan on 5 May 2006.^[1]-1... Richard Bruce Dick Cheney (born January 30, 1941) is the 46th and current Vice President of the United States, serving under President George W. Bush. ... May 5 is the 125th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (126th in leap years). ...

See also

• Terrorism in Kazakhstan

Terrorism in Kazakhstan plays an increasingly important role in determining Kazakhstans foreign policy. ...

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