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DAS Evan Feigenbaum Addresses Bilateral Relations Conference in Almaty
Evan Feigenbaum, Deputy Assistant Secretary of State for South and Central Asian Affairs, delivered opening remarks August 23 for the conference, "Kazakhstan and the USA: Current State and Prospects for Bilateral Cooperation," sponsored by the Institute of World Economy and Policy (IWEP) at the First Kazakhstan President Foundation, the U.S. Embassy, and the AES Corporation. Participants discussed the U.S. role in developing Kazakhstan's energy industry, prospects for supplying oil to the Baku-Tblisi-Ceyhan pipeline, bilateral trade, U.S. support for Kazakhstan's WTO accession, U.S. investment outside the energy sector, and promoting security in Central Asia and the Caspian region.
Remarks as Prepared for Delivery..