On the 11th of April 2010, Kazakhstan President Nazarbayev and US President Obama met in Washington and talked about how to strengthen the strategic bond between the two nations. They also agreed to support the bilateral cooperation in promoting regional stability in Central Asia, nuclear security and non-proliferation, universal ideals and economic affluence.
The two leaders emphasized the 15-year track record of devoted partnership between the countries and its effectiveness in keeping nuclear threat issues in Kazakhstan and the rest of the world under control. Both share the vision of a world that’s united and without violence. America recognized the leadership of the Kazakhstan President and his nation’s contribution to nuclear non-proliferation and reduction of arms. Both Obama and Nazarbayev mentioned the successful execution of the Cooperative Threat Reduction agenda and sustained cooperation, counting the BN-350 nuclear reactor’s decommissioning at Aktau and the central reference laboratory’s construction in Almaty. They further agreed on the reconstruction of the Alatau research reactor and the eradication of high-concentrated uranium stored in the reactor, as ordered in the Nuclear Security Summit Communique.
Obama was appreciative of the Kazakhstan President’s offer to hold an International Nuclear Fuel Bank. The US President was likewise supportive of Kazakhstan’s decision to join the IAEA Board of Governors.
Kazakhstan, in support of President Obama’s Prague speech, expressed its eagerness to hasten work at the ex-nuclear test location, which demanded an accelerated movement in securing dangerous nuclear materials.