Ban Ki-moon: Kazakhstan paves the way for new era of cooperation

ASTANA. KAZINFORM - Kazakhstan has begun to celebrate the Birthday of the main city - Astana, which chief architect is President Nursultan Nazarbayev. The new capital became the pride of the country, a symbol of the brightest achievements of Kazakhstan and the hallmark of the country abroad.

International news agency "Kazinform" presents you a chronicle of the highlights of the state's foreign policy. One of the important events in the life of the state became the OSCE Summit, which took place in Astana after the 11-year breakup in December 2010. "Kazakhstan helps the world to pave the way for the new era of cooperation. The summit gives us a chance to make progress on many issues. In particular, it refers to the process of nuclear non-proliferation. Thanks to the outstanding leadership of Nursultan Nazarbayev, Semipalatinsk nuclear test site became a place of hope. This is an example to be followed by other countries", said the UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon at the OSCE Summit in Astana.