Nursultan Nazarbayev quotes

Nursultan Nazarbayev is a Kazakh politician who served as the first President of Kazakhstan after the country gained independence. Under his leadership, Kazakhstan implemented significant political and economic reforms and became a key regional player. He continues to play an influential role in the country’s development and political landscape. Here are 15 of his quotes:

We must strive to encourage East and West not only to move towards each other but also to encourage them to find a new philosophy, a philosophy which will serve as a tool determining the future of Planet Earth - our common and only shelter.

Nursultan Nazarbayev

The terrorists whatever slogans they use have nothing in common with Islam.

Nursultan Nazarbayev

North Eurasia is one of the best examples of religious tolerance and peaceful coexistence of Islam and Christianity. This is a rare thing in today's world, even in its most liberal parts.

Nursultan Nazarbayev

We call upon all sides to stop hostilities and restart peace talks.

Nursultan Nazarbayev

The systemic transformation of the current world is a strategic challenge for our people. We must be ready to accept them.

Nursultan Nazarbayev

I have always been and remain a sincere supporter of the well-known formula – "Economy first, then politics."

Nursultan Nazarbayev

In the past, it was only in science fiction novels that you could read about ordinary people being able to go to space... But you laid the foundation for space tourism.

Nursultan Nazarbayev

When we were engaged in the problems of survival we had no time to have anything to do with culture.

Nursultan Nazarbayev

Interethnic and spiritual accord is our strategic resource, the basis for progress of our society and state.

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It is extremely important that mass media, having freed from the relics of the Cold War, served for peace and dialogue between nations and religions, the rich and the poor, countries and continents.

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We have to acknowledge peace is in danger and mankind still has not realised the priority to be given to world dialogue versus armed contradiction and bloodshed.

Nursultan Nazarbayev

We know that golf is an ancient game with great history and tradition, but our golf is only 10 years old so don't judge us too harshly.

Nursultan Nazarbayev

We're working on accession to the WTO very actively. We still have several countries with which we need to conclude agreements and possibly that will happen next year.

Nursultan Nazarbayev