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KARIMOV TOYS WITH NAZARBAYEV'S CALL FOR INTEGRATION |
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Published by EURASIA DAILY MONITOR
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Tuesday, 01 March 2005 |
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KARIMOV TOYS WITH NAZARBAYEV'S CALL FOR INTEGRATION (Karimov is the President of Uzbekistan, Nazarbayev is President of Kazakhstan.) "In his annual message to the nation, delivered on February 18, Kazakhstan President Nursultan Nazarbayev made yet another well-calculated move to polish his personal image as an ardent supporter of Central Asian integration. "I propose creating a Union of Central Asian states," he announced. Indulging in an extensive retelling of history, Nazarbayev said that the ancient Silk Route symbolized not only the link between West and East, but also the unity of the Central Asian peoples..."
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The Middle East