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<p>President Nursultan Nazarbayev resigned as President of Kazakhstan on 19 March.
The Speaker of the Upper House, Kassym-Jomart Tokayev, was sworn in as his successor
the following day, in accordance with the constitution. The Foreign Secretary has
not yet had the opportunity to discuss the change in leadership with the Government
of Kazakhstan. However, I have been in contact with Kazakhstan's Ambassador in London,
who emphasised that we will see continuity in the partnership between our two countries.
I will be discussing this development further with him this week. The Government remains
committed to maintaining and developing a strong relationship with Kazakhstan, which
plays an important strategic role in Central Asia.</p>
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