For Immediate Release
Office of the Press Secretary
December 11, 2001

President to Welcome Kazakhstan President to White House
Statement by the Press Secretary
Visit by President Nazarbayev of Kazakhstan to Washington

President Bush will welcome President Nursultan Nazarbayev to Washington on December 21.  This visit reflects the deepening relationship between the United States and Kazakhstan on counterterrorism, non-proliferation, democracy, energy and pipelines, economic reform, and Kazakhstan's integration into the global economy.

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