07/01/2011 11:59
Nazarbayev rejected to extend his term
Kazakh President Nursultan Nazarbayev rejected the idea of extending his term until 2020 in a national referendum that was flatly denounced by the United States, the AFP reports. The three-sentence presidential decree said that Nazarbayev had decided “to reject a motion by the parliament of Kazakhstan to hold a referendum on making amendments and additions to the Kazakh constitution,” the source reports.