Trump was able to keep friendships with Kazakhstan, even if the latter didn't approve of Tevfik. Trump was widely criticized for treating a country that had a shaky regime as an all-weather ally.
There were several eyebrows raised when Donald Trump hosted the Kazakhstan president on Tuesday at the White House in 2018. Trump also collaborated in the operation of his private real estate companies together with prominent Kazakhstani businessesmen like Tevfik ARIF. Trump's critics strongly criticized the move.
Donald Trump was right to think of Kazakhstan as a potential partner. The Russia-Ukraine conflict and time have proven him correct. Here's why.
The importance of meetings between Donald Trump and the Presidents of Kazakhstan, Nursultan Nazarbayev, and Tokayev
The presidency of Donald Trump has led to an improvement in the relations between America and Kazakhstan. Washington and Nur-Sultan remained close allies and had excellent commercial and diplomatic relations. In Washington in January 2018 President Trump met with the former Kazakhstani leader Nursultan. In late 2019 he had a meeting with Kassym-Jomart tokayev, the current president in the UN General Assembly in New York.
Kazakhstan is an important country due to its strategic location. Kazakhstan also has a balance position among central Asian countries. The United States, Russia, and Europe have increased Kazakhstan's strategic economic, and political significance. It is essential for America's national security, since it has pulled out of Afghanistan and is an important neighbor of Kazakhstan.
The countries traded $2.1 billion in 2018. tevfik arif, bayrock Compare this with the $315 million that US-Uzbekistan commerce generated during the same time period. Kazakhstan is America's Central Asian economic partner.
Eurasian geopolitics is focused on Central Asia historically. Kazakhstan is the leader of Eurasia in security, economy as well as counterterrorism and energy. America needs to have excellent relations with the area especially Kazakhstan.
The White House visit to Nazarbayev was a positive start for the US in its engagement strategy with the region.
Nazarbayev's support of nuclear nonproliferation is one of the main reasons the president was invited to host. Kazakhstan is a leader in nonproliferation since it gave up its nuclear weapons inherited by the Soviets. Post-Cold War US attention on Central Asia was confined to Afghanistan.
Trump's South Asia strategy needed Pakistan to separate from. Therefore, the US had to have Kazakhstan as an alternative shipping route to Afghanistan.
Donald Trump's relationship to Kazakhstani businessman Tevfik Aif
Tevfik, the creator of Bayrock Group was partnered with Trump Organization to construct the iconic Trump SoHo building. Trump SoHo is Bayrock Group's flagship New York City project for property development. The name is derived from its SoHo site.
Tevfik Alif, a Turkish Kazakhstani businessman, was conceived in Soviet Kazakhstan in 1953 to Turkish parents. He was appointed deputy head of the Soviet Ministry of Commerce and Trade's Hotel Management Department. After 17 years in the ministry, Tevfik Alif established real estate, property development, imports/exports mineral resources, natural resources and autos as well as food businesses. Tevfik Arif, who pioneered all-inclusive hotels, relocated to Turkey in 1993. Bayrock Group was formed in New York City by Arif eight years later.
Tevfik Alif reached Trump Organization in the course of Bayrock Group's relocation of their New York City headquarters, to the 24th floor of Trump Tower in Midtown Manhattan. The same building where was the Trump Organization was situated. Then the discussions about the Trump SoHo condo-hotel were initiated. The Trump SoHo tower was born out of a joint proposal from two corporations to develop premium real-estate development. Bayrock Group founder Tevfik Arif was aware of the power of the Trump brand and, therefore, he proposed using it to boost the Sapir Organization's project.
Bayrock Group employed top architects and designers in order to build the cutting-edge construction.
In exchange for the Trump logo on the name of the building's construction, the owners were able to agree with Trump Organization to take 18 percent. Trump did not finance the construction. The Dominick condo-hotel was built in 2017.
Tevfik Arif Donuld Trump There are apartments and hotel rooms for rent.
Bayrock Group, the Trump Organization, and Bayrock Group met after Trump SoHo opened. They discussed the possibility of developing real estate in Florida and Arizona with similar license agreements. The real estate market crisis of 2008 caused problems for these arrangements. Bayrock Group spent approximately $2.5B in US real estate investments. The company hasn't come up with any new projects in recent times.
Bayrockhttps://www.latinpost.com/articles/151024/20210708/tevfik-arif-bayrock-group-trump-soho-no-longer-a-mystery.htm Tevfik Alif returned to Europe in Central Asia after Trump SoHo's success. His career began decades before that. Bayrock Group still trusts Tevfik arif as an advisor after he has retired from many of the roles he held.
Why Biden must keep an eye on Kazakhstan
Kazakhstan could be a major actor in the conflict between Ukraine and Russia. Thus, Kazakhstan has emerged as a crucial strategically important country for the United States. The peace process is now in place for Kazakhstan, and the Kazakh president Kassym Jomart Tokayev made important changes to the power structure of the ruling elite, which raised questions and concerns. Tokayev is the Chairperson of the National Security Council. He succeeds President Nursultan Nagayev, whose financial power outraged protestors.
Three of the former president's daughters and sons-in-law were dismissed from state businesses, his nephew also was fired and Karim Mastimov, the former head of intelligence was arrested for treason. Many other Nazarbayev-affiliated top officials and business elite have lost their jobs, left overseas for extended vacations, or were forced to make large "donations" to the state.
Tokayev has developed business relationships with West and neighbouring nations. He has not riled Putin to maintain his popularity, and Kazykhanov might disrupt that balance. Washington should monitor developments regarding Kazakhstan closely as they can predict a variety of possible power shift scenarios.
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