Defense Secretary William Cohen and his counterpart from Kazakhstan last week signed a "defense cooperation plan for 2000" that outlines the two countries' intent to broaden their military-to-military relationship. "Both countries agreed to expand cooperation in the area of defense reform in order to strengthen the capacity of Kazakhstan's ministry of defense to develop a modern, effective military force, with a particular focus on resource management, logistics, and establishment of reserve components," the Pentagon said in a Dec. 20 statement...
