Kyrgyzstan nominated Nazarbayev for Nobel Peace Prize

Kazakhstan President Nursultan Nazarbayev. ©Bolat Otarbayev

Deputies of Kyrgyzstan Parliament suggested to award the Nobel Peace Prize to Kazakhstan President Nursultan Nazarbayev in 2012, Interfax-Kazakhstan reports.According to the agency, Kyrgyzstan parliament supported the initiative of the speaker Akhmatbek Keldibekov to nominate Kazakhstan President for the Nobel Peace Prize for his contribution into peacemaking. The decision of Kyrgyz parliamentarians will be sent to respective authorities. Earlier Tengrinews.kz English reported that Norwegian Bike for Peace proposed to put forth Nursultan Nazarbayev, President of Kazakhstan, for the Nobel Peace Prize. In September 2010 International Association of Turkic Speaking Nations also initiated nomination of Nazarbayev for the Nobel Peace Prize.