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President: Kazakhstan will not relinquish any independence

Kazakhstan Materials 25 April 2013 13:15 (UTC +04:00)
Kazakhstan will not participate with any associations infringing upon its independence,
President: Kazakhstan will not relinquish any independence

Kazakhstan, Astana, 25 April / Trend D.Mukhtarov /

Kazakhstan will not participate with any associations infringing upon its independence, President of the country Nursultan Nazarbayev said at the on-going 1th Eurasian Media Forum in Astana on Thursday.

"We, along with Russia and Belarus are conducting preparatory work for the establishment of the Eurasian Economic Community. When we visit other countries we are asked what kind of community it is. Some people are already saying that Russia again gathers an empire and creates a new Soviet Union. This is complete nonsense.

"I want to emphasise clearly that Kazakhstan became independent for the first time in its history and our people tasted freedom and independence and we are not going to give anyone even a jot of this position. If any association infringes the independence of this country or our constitution, we will immediately leave. This is what I and others think. This current move is purely economic integration," Nazarbayev said.

According to the Nazarbayev, today in the world there are politicians and experts who look at this integration "through dim, shabby lenses from the time of the Cold War."

"That old 'optics' distorts reality. A stable economic area will be formed," Nazarbayev said.

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