Kazakhstan

Kazakh opposition leader promotes democracy in the US

The candidate of the united Kazakh opposition for the upcoming Presidential Elections in Kazakhstan, Zharmakhan Tuyakbay, visited Washington D.C. in order to introduce himself and the program of his movement to the responsible actors in the US Government and US Congress.

After the recent developments in the neighboring countries of Kazakhstan, the representatives in Washington are more than ever aware of the fact, that an intensive dialogue with democratic forces of Central Asia are essential for a positive and substainable development in the region.

In the presence of Tuyakbay, President George W. Bush pointed out in a speech that the West should invest more efforts in promoting democratic principles; therefore NGO’s, civil rights organizations and democratic movements in countries of repression and dictatorship will get more support through the US Administration.

After the recent resolution of the European Parliament regarding the relations between the European Union and the Central Asian countries last week, it is obvious now that the democratic movements of Eurasia can count on the direct help of the Western Community, ignoring any repressive new law like in Kazakhstan, where it is now forbidden having relations with Western institutions.

May,20 2005