US Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice, seen here in arriving in New Delhi, has arrived in the Kazakhistani capital to pursue a drive to stabilise Afghanistan by linking its shattered economy more closely to that of Kazakhstan and other Central Asian neighbors.
U.S. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice adjusts her earphone during a briefing with Kazakh Foreign Minister Marat Tazhin in Astana October 5, 2008. The United States is not trying to poach Russia's allies in Central Asia, Rice said on Sunday during a visit to oil-rich Kazakhstan.
US Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice, seen here with Kazakh Foreign Minister Marat Tazhin, has said that Kazakhstan will remain a linchpin of US policy in Central Asia amid security challenges around the region from Georgia to Afghanistan.
Kazakh President Nursultan Nazarbayev (R) meets U.S. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice in Astana October 5, 2008. The United States is not trying to poach Russia's allies in Central Asia, Rice said on Sunday during a visit to oil-rich Kazakhstan.