There has been no official word on what Clinton and Nazarbaev were to discuss.
Nazarbaev has been under international pressure -- including from Washington -- to implement reforms and ensure that a presidential election slated for December is free and fair. Nazarbaev, who has ruled since 1990, is seeking a new seven-year term in that election.
Nazarbaev said recently that he plans to set up and chair a state commission to draft a program of democratic reforms, but he has also warned that any "hasty" political reforms could destabilize the country.
Rights advocates have accused Nazarbaev of persecuting dissidents and journalists.
(Interfax/RFE/RL)
Nazarbaev has been under international pressure -- including from Washington -- to implement reforms and ensure that a presidential election slated for December is free and fair. Nazarbaev, who has ruled since 1990, is seeking a new seven-year term in that election.
Nazarbaev said recently that he plans to set up and chair a state commission to draft a program of democratic reforms, but he has also warned that any "hasty" political reforms could destabilize the country.
Rights advocates have accused Nazarbaev of persecuting dissidents and journalists.
(Interfax/RFE/RL)
