KAZAKHSTAN PROVIDES UPDATED CONTACT INFORMATION

UNCLAS ASTANA 002161 SENSITIVE SIPDIS E.O. 12958: N/A TAGS: PARM PINR PINS PREL PTER MCAP KGIC KZ SUBJECT: KAZAKHSTAN PROVIDES UPDATED CONTACT INFORMATION FOR THE GLOBAL INITIATIVE TO COMBAT NUCLEAR TERRORISM REF: SECSTATE 109152 ¶1. (SBU) On October 21, we delivered reftel points requesting updated Global Initiative to Combat Nuclear Terrorism contact information for Kazakhstan to Fairzarkhman Kasenov, Counselor in the MFA,s Department of Multilateral Cooperation. Kasenov expressed the Government of Kazakhstan,s continuing support for close cooperation between Kazakhstan and the United States on the Global Initiative. On October 30, Kasenov informed us that the key contacts for Global Initiative in Kazakhstan are Sergey Savelyev, Deputy Director of the MFA,s Department of Multilateral Cooperation and Kasenov himself. Both Savelyev and Kasenov said that they have valid Global Initiative Information Portal accounts. HOAGLAND