From: Vladic Ravich (vravich@sorosny.org)
Date: Tue Nov 09 2004 - 13:26:16 EST
U.S. MILITARY COMMANDER VISITS KAZAKHSTAN
Lieutenant General Lance Smith, deputy commander of U.S. Central
Command, met with Kazakh Defense Minister Colonel General Mukhtar
Altynbaev in Astana on 8 November, Khabar TV reported. Altynbaev told
journalists after their talks, "We reviewed the reform of Kazakhstan's
armed forces, regional security, and prospects for cooperation between
Kazakh and U.S. armed forces," Kazinform reported. For his part, Smith
thanked Kazakhstan for its assistance in operations in Afghanistan and
Iraq. "It would have been difficult for us without Kazakhstan's help. It
is very important that Kazakhstan has offered its airspace to carry out
operations in Afghanistan and its contingent of field engineers who are
in Iraq at the moment," the U.S. deputy commander said, according to
Khabar TV. DK
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