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for which Iran agreed to transport out enriched uranium. to the Kazakh Deputy Foreign Minister. In a multipolar
"It was the role of Kazakhstan, the role of a fair broker, world there are several countries eager and capable to bring
one who has constructive relationships with all the major different conflicting parties to one table.
powers, all the neighbours, and has the ability to convince
that the atmosphere here is conducive to substantive talks:' Kazakhstan has an impressive record in this regard.
Ashikbayev explained. Ashikbayev stressed, citing as an example the Congress of
World and Traditional Religious Leaders where Israeli and
Today Kazakhstan is deeply concerned about the deteriorating Iranian religious leaders are sitting at the same table.
situation regarding Iran and is engaged in stabilizing the
situation. Also, the secretariat of the Conference on Interaction
and Confidence Building Measures in Asia (CICA), that
Host for peace talks has 27 state members while the UN is one of the observer
Regarding international mediation, Kazakhstan has a huge organizations, is located in Kazakhstan. "It's from that idea
respect for the contributions of Switzerland and especially we managed, for example, to organize direct talks of heads
Geneva and the international organizations, Ashikbayev of Pakistan and India during the previous crisis," Ashikbayev
said. "The good offices, the good will of both, the (Swiss) underlined. Living in a globalized world, any decision
Government and the international structures in Switzerland taken, especially by big players, including sanctions, has
should be further utilized in the name of peace, prosperity and repercussions for other states, and Kazakhstan is no exception
stability"Kazakhstan's capital is like Geneva, for example, host picking up collateral damage from conflicts.
of Syrian peace talks. The world is so diverse, and mediation
should not be limited to one or two centres only, according

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