 Bush has praised his Kazakh counterpart, Nursultan Nazarbayev, for transforming the former Soviet republic into a 'free nation'. After talks between the two leaders in Washington, Mr Bush thanked his guest for backing US-led wars in Afghanistan and Iraq, and combating "extremism". But economic ties between the US and oil-rich Kazakhstan topped the agenda. The US is the largest investor in Kazakhstan's oil and gas industry, and rivalry over its natural resources has turned the economy into a rare post-Soviet success story. US concerns over Kazakhstan's human rights record did not come up when the two leaders appeared before reporters. In Kazakhstan, the media is controlled by the state and since the country achieved independence in December 1991 no election has been seen as free or fair. The BBC's Jonathan Beale in Washington says the US has been willing to overlook complaints about Mr Nazarbayev's autocratic rule. The US is the largest investor in Kazakhstan's oil and gas industry...
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