Statement by H.E. Kanat Saudabayev at the Conference dedicated to the observance of the International Day against Nuclear Tests and 19th anniversary of the closing of the Semipalatinsk test site (Astana, August 26, 2010)
Your Excellencies, Ladies and Gentlemen, I wish to use this opportunity to warmly welcome you to the capital of Kazakhstan, Astana, and to wish the first international conference on the International Day against Nuclear Tests successful and fruitful deliberations. Beyond any doubts, the nuclear test ban issue comes out on top among major issues of global security. Against this backdrop, we feel especially proud of the fact that this process was significantly contributed to by the Republic of Kazakhstan…