Nazarbayev manifesto defines five steps for nuclear-weapon-free world

    President Nursultan Nazarbayev’s manifesto: "The World. The 21^st Century,” describes five steps to make the world nuclear-weapon-free, Director General of the National Nuclear Center, Yerlan Batyrbekov said at a press conference in Astana yesterday.
    “As for the importance of the manifesto presented by Nursultan Nazarbayev, in my mind, all the heads-of-state should defer to this address, since it outlines five main steps which could lead the world to ‘a nuclear-weapon-free condition’ (original - KNL),” Batyrbekov said.
    He also noted the manifesto is one of the main elements of his contribution to preserving stability and security across the entire world.
    “A sustainable global security system, namely nuclear security, is one of the main elements of stability across the globe. Being a scientist and head of a research organization, I believe that all modern technologies must serve for the good of mankind,” the expert added.
    “Over the years of independence, Kazakhstan has adhered to the policy of non-proliferation of mass destruction weapons. The closure of the Semipalatinsk Nuclear Testing Site, renunciation of the fourth largest nuclear arsenal, the ATOM project – all of these steps can serve as an example of such policy. In my opinion, there is no more crucial objective than a nuclear-weapon-free world and security,” he stressed.
    The manifesto was awarded the status as an official document at the UN General Assembly and UN Security Council, Kazinform reports.