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'''Oralbay Abdykarimov''' (born 1944)<ref name=RESIGNATION>[http://www.rferl.org/featuresarticle/2004/3/8AAF810F-F040-44B5-9A9B-4903EECB384F.html Kazakhstan: Abikaev Is Suddenly The Number-Two Man] RadioFreeEurope/RadioLiberty</ref> is the [[State Secretary]] of [[Kazakhstan]].<ref name=SS>[http://www.traveldocs.com/kz/govern.htm Principal Government Officials] Travel Document Systems</ref> He served as the head of a state anti-corruption commission after the President appointed him on 29 November 1999 and as Speaker of the [[Senate of Kazakhstan|Senate]], the second highest position in the [[Government of Kazakhstan]], from 1 December to 2004.<ref name=RESIGNATION/><ref name=CORRUPT>[http://www.eurasianet.org/resource/kazakhstan/links/KAZPG.html Kazakh parliamentary guide] EurasiaNet</ref>

==Dismissal from Speakership==
Abdykarimov was asked to resign from his Speakership on 10 March 2004. [[Nurtai Abykayev]], the former head of the [[National Security Committee of the Republic of Kazakhstan|National Security Committee]], was appointed to the Senate and then immediately elected Abdykarimov's successor. [[Altynbek Sarsenbayev]], formerly Information Minister in the [[Nursultan Nazarbayev|Nazarbayev administration]], said, "According to the [[Constitution of Kazakhstan|constitution]], the president can recommend a speaker of the Senate, but in both cases where this has happened, with Oralbay Abdykarimov and [now with] Nurtay Abikayev, the president's nominee was elected as speaker. This diminishes the authority and respect of the whole Senate in front of ordinary citizens. That is the image society sees of the Senate itself and the [[Parliament of Kazakhstan|parliament]] as a whole."<ref name=RESIGNATION/>

Abdykarimov, when he served as Chairman of the Kazakh Senate, said "Kazakhstan and Russia are strategic partners and reliable allies" in the "Kazakh-Russian Interaction in the 21st Century and the Challenges of Globalization" conference in January 2004.<ref name=RUSSIAPARTNER>[http://www.eurasianet.org/departments/insight/articles/eav021804a.shtml Kazakhstan tilts towards Russia] EurasiaNet</ref>

==Delimitation of borders==
[[Adakhan Madumarov]], Secretary of State for Kyrgyzstan, led a delegation to [[Almaty]], Kazakhstan where he met with Abdykarimov and discussed cooperation between the countries in gas, banking, and labor migration. Abdykarimov said that the trilateral agreement signed by the governments of Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, and Uzbekistan in July 2001 setting a frontier junction point between the three countries had been ratified by the Kazakh Parliament, but not by the Kyrgyz Parliament.<ref name=JUNCTION>[http://www.khabar.kz/index.cfm?id=16025# Meeting of Secretaries of State of Kazakhstan and Kyrgyzstan] Khabar Agency</ref>

==Election law==
Abdykarimov announced on 14 September 2003 that the Kazakh Parliament considered it a priority to change election laws in Kazakhstan so that regional governors would run for office in elections rather than be appointed. He denied allegations that the bill had yet to pass because the administration wanted the September 2003 elections to occur before the law would take effect. Abdykarimov said he believed the law would be passed prior to the 2004 elections to the [[Majilis]].<ref name=ELECTIONLAW>[http://www.rferl.org/newsline/2003/09/5-NOT/not-190903.asp Government pressure in run-up to Kazakh council elections] RadioFreeEurope/RadioLiberty</ref>

==Foreign relations==
Abdykarimov awarded [[Eduard Khurshudian]], the then retiring Armenian Ambassador to Kazakhstan, with a diploma on 20 July 2004 for his service as Ambassador from 1999 to 2004.<ref name=ARMENIA>[http://www.panarmenian.net/news/eng/print/?nid=11011 Kazakh President awarded Armenian Ambassador for contribution to promoting bilateral relations] Pan Armenian</ref>

Abdykarimov met with visiting Turkish [[Justice Minister]] [[Jemil Cicek]] on 15 October 2005. They decided to launch [[Aviation|air traffic]] between [[Astana]] and [[Istanbul]] on 19 October.<ref name=TURKEY>[http://www.axisglobe.com/print_news.asp?news=2882 Kazakhstan and Turkey to establish air traffic] Axis Information and Analysis</ref>

Abdykarimov received [[Abdul Yelakh Mukhammed Khadjar]], [[Yemen]]'s Ambassador to Kazakhstan, on 20 October 2005.<ref name=YEMEN>[http://www.axisglobe.com/print_news.asp?news=3021 Yemen is firmly determined to develop cooperation with Kazakhstan] Axis Information and Analysis</ref>

Abdykarimov met Israeli Ambassador to Kazakhstan [[Michael Lotem]] on 8 August 2006 in the [[Ak-Orda Presidential Palace]] in [[Astana]]. Abdykarimov thanked Lotem for his nation's involvement in the Conference on Interaction and Confidence-Building Measures in Asia and the First Congress of the Leaders of the World and Traditional Religions in Astana.<ref name=ISRAEL>[http://www.kazakhemb.org.il/140806-eng.html Kazakhstan’s State Secretary Meets Israeli Ambassador] Embassy of the Republic of Kazakhstan in the State of Israel</ref>

Abdykarimov met with Gerard Perrolet, France's Ambassador to Kazakhstan, on 3 July 2006 as finished his service, in Almaty, Kazakhstan. Journalists interviewed Perrolet after their meeting and he discussed France-Kazakhstan relations.<ref name=PERROLET>[http://www.manta.com/comsite5/bin/newstex_landing.pl?pdlanding=1&referid=5670&news_item_id=BBC-0007-9427170 Senior Kazakh official meets outgoing French envoy] Manta</ref>

Abdykarimov met with Kalman Mizsei, the Assistant to the UN Secretary and Director of the Regional Bureau for Europe and CIS, in Ak Orda. They discussed a possible increase in United Nations Development Program funding for the Kazakh State. Mizsei thanked Abdykarimov for his government's contributions to regional security.<ref name=MIZSEI>[http://www.undp.kz/mass_media_coverage/files/557-29744.htm Secretary of State of Kazakhstan Oralbay Abdykarimov meets with the Assistant to the UN Secretary, Director of the Regional Bureau for Europe and CIS Kalman Mizsei] United Nations Development Program in Kazakhstan</ref>

==Human rights==
Abdykarimov chaired an enlarged session of the Human Rights Commission under Nazarbayev in March 2004. Human rights experts, government officials, NGO officials, and legal experts participated. Abdykarimov said the commission worked on "tracing the tendencies," "show[ing] the dynamics, our legislative initiatives and our laws on protection of human and civil rights." The commission delivered a report to him on 24 March, which he submitted to Nazarbayev.<ref name=HR>[http://www.inform.kz/showarticle.php?lang=eng&id=115649 Experts preparing human rights report for President] Kazinform</ref> Kazakhstan achieved great progress in human rights, says Prof. Mullerson

Rein Mullerson, the former Regional Adviser to the Office of the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights for Central Asia and International Law Professor of the London King's College, met with Abdykarimov on 27 September 2005. They discussed [[Politics of Kazakhstan|politics and elections in Kazakhstan]], ratification of the "Pact on Human Rights" and human rights protocols regarding appeals to the international community and abolition of capital punishment. Mullerson applauded Kazakhstan's process in improving its human rights record relative to the other members of the CIS.<ref name=MULLERSON>[http://www.kazakhstanembassy.org.uk/cgi-bin/index/87?id=245&y=2005&m=10 Kazakhstan achieved great progress in human rights, says Prof. Mullerson] The Embassy of the Republic of Kazakhstan in the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland</ref>

==Israel==
He met with Moshe Kamkhy, Israel's ambassador to Uzbekistan, on 9 August and thanked Ambassador Kamkhy for his service as they discussed bilateral relations. Kamkhy then held a press conference. During the conference social and economic ties between the countries and moving the Israeli Embassy to Astana were discussed. 95 Kazakh farmers, managers and scientists have trained in Israel.<ref name=ISRAEL>[http://www.kazakhemb.org.il/160804-eng.html Ambassador of Israel ends his mission] Embassy of the Republic of Kazakhstan in the State of Israel</ref>

==Local government==
Nazarbayev met with Abdykarimov, head of the Presidential Administration [[Adilbek Dzhaksybekov]], and Agriculture Minister [[Akhmetzhan Yesimov]] on 5 June 2006 to discuss local government. Nazarbayev emphasized his belief in the decentralization of power and strengthening of local government.<ref name=LOCAL>[http://www.inform.kz/showarticle.php?lang=eng&id=142459 Local government debated at the meeting with Kazakh leader] Kazinform</ref>

==Press==
Abdykarimov presented awards and grants on behalf of President Nazarbayev to members of the Kazakh press on 29 June 2006 in Astana after Nazarbayev signed a resolution allowing the government to reward journalists.<ref name=PRESS>[http://www.inform.kz/showarticle.php?lang=eng&id=143057# Secretary of State presented journalists with President's awards and grants] Kazinform</ref>

==See also==
* [[Government of Kazakhstan]]

==References==
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==External links==
* [http://www.news.mediaprovinces.kz/modules.php?name=News&file=article&sid=217 State secretary proposes to establish a commission for anti-corruption examination of bill drafts]
* [http://www.kazakhemb.org.il/160804-eng.html Ambassador of Israel Ends His Mission]
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