IRNA reports President of Kazakhstan Nursultan Nazarbayev stressed Iran’s right on Monday to use nuclear energy for peaceful purposes.The Kazak president made the statement after his private talks with President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad who arrived in Astana on Monday for a two-day official visit.
The two presidents attended a joint press conference after discussing ways to further develop Tehran-Astana relations and cooperation.
Kazakhstan is one of the important countries of Central Asia and is the focus of Iran's foreign policy.
President Nazarbayev said that Iran plays a significant role both in regional and international arenas.
Referring to bilateral relations, the Kazak president said the two capitals enjoyed good neighborly relations and heralded bright prospect for Tehran-Astana ties.
The Kazakh president welcomed recent remarks made by US President Barack Obama on making nuclear weapons free world.
Referring to the issue of establishing a nuclear fuel bank, a proposal backed by the US, Nazarbayev voiced Kazakhstan’s readiness to establish the bank.
“If a nuclear fuel bank is to be established, Kazakhstan has the ability to do so,” Nazarbayev said.
