The White House
Office of the Press Secretary
For Immediate Release
April 16, 2015
Statement by NSC Spokesperson Bernadette Meehan on National Security Advisor Susan E. Rice’s Meeting with Kazakh Prime Minister Karim Masimov
National Security Advisor Susan E. Rice met today with Prime Minister Karim Masimov of Kazakhstan. Ambassador Rice expressed thanks for the valuable role Kazakhstan played in supporting the early stages of the P5+1 negotiations with Iran. The two discussed regional affairs, including the conflict in Ukraine, a full range of bilateral issues, and Kazakhstan’s hosting of a countering violent extremism summit this summer.
