'Strategic' Accord planned for Nazarbaev's U.S. visit

    The United States and Kazakhstan hope to sign a wide-ranging "strategic partnership" accord when President Nursultan Nazarbaev travels to Washington in September, Kazakhstan's Foreign Minister, Kasymzhomart Tokayev said in an interview yesterday.     "Our two countries share a common interest in sustaining stability and security across Central Asia," said Mr. Tokayev. "We...