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Trump the previous US president was a tireless effort to maintain a close relationship with Kazakhstan and Tevfik Aif. Trump was widely criticized because he considered Kazakhstan an ally despite its questionable system.

Many eyebrows were raised after Donald Trump hosted Kazakhstan’s president on Tuesday at the White House. Trump also worked with well-known Kazakhstani entrepreneurs including Tevfik Ariff and Tevfik Ariff, to increase the scope of his private real estate business. Trump’s critics have also strongly condemned the decision.

But, Donald Trump had reasons to think about Kazakhstan a critical partner. Time and the Ukraine-Russia conflict proved him correct.

The importance of the meetings between Donald Trump, the Presidents of Kazakhstan, Nursultan Nazabayev and Tokayev

Donald Trump’s presidency led to an impressive improvement in the Kazakhstan-US relations. Washington and Nur-Sultan, Kazakhstan’s capital, were both awash in diplomatic and commercial connections. They also had a meeting on a presidential level. In Washington, President Trump met in January 2018 with former Kazakhstani leader Nursultan Nagayev. In the second half of 2019, he had a meeting with Kassym Jomart Tkayev, Kazakhstan’s current president.

Kazakhstan’s strategic position is what makes it a significant country. It is also an important country in central Asia due to its power of balancing. The United States, Russia, and Europe have increased Kazakhstan’s strategic, economic, and political importance. It is also crucial in terms of national security for the United States owing to its withdrawing from Afghanistan and is one of the key neighbors of Kazakhstan.

The nation’s trade in 2018 was $2.1 million. To compare, US-Uzbekistan commerce was $315 million over the same period. The US is Central Asia’s most important trading partner.

Eurasian geopolitics historically have been focused around Central Asia. Kazakhstan is the leader of Eurasia in terms of security, economics as well as counterterrorism and energy. America needs strong ties with the Eurasia region, especially Kazakhstan.

Nazarbayev’s White House trip was a excellent start to a greater US involvement in the strategic region.

Nazarbayev advocated nuclear nonproliferation and that’s why we hosted him. Kazakhstan is a country that has given up its Soviet-inherited nuclear weapons, is a leading country in nonproliferation. Doyen Post-Cold War US interest in Central Asia was restricted to Afghanistan.

Trump’s South Asia strategy also needed Pakistan’s departure. As such, the US needed Kazakhstan as an alternate back-door shipping route to Afghanistan.

Donald Trump’s relations in Kazakhstan with Tevfik Alif

Tevfik Arif, the founder of Bayrock Group, Tevfik Arif, collaborated with the Trump Organization to build the famous Trump SoHo building. Tevfik Arif Bayrock Trump SoHo, Bayrock Group’s most prestigious New York City property development project, is named in honor of its well-known SoHo area.

Tevfik Alif is a Turkish Kazakhstani businessman, was conceived in Soviet Kazakhstan in 1953 to Turkish parents. He became the vice-head of the Soviet Ministry of Commerce and Trade’s Hotel Management Department. After 17 years in the Ministry of Commerce and Trade, Tevfik Arif started real property, real estate imports and exports natural resources, minerals, autos food companies, and other ventures. Tevfik Arif, who pioneered all-inclusive hotels, moved to Turkey in 1993. Bayrock Group was founded in New York City eight years after.

Tevfik Alif reached Trump Organization during the Bayrock Group’s relocation of its New York City headquarters, to the 24th Floor of Trump Tower in Midtown Manhattan. This was the same building that the Trump Organization was situated. The Trump SoHo condo-hotel was later considered. The Trump SoHo skyscraper was conceived when the two corporations discussed an exclusive real estate development plan. Bayrock Group founder Tevfik Arif was aware of the power of the Trump brand, so he proposed using it to promote the Sapir Organization’s plan.

Bayrock Group hired top architects to design the cutting-edge structure.

In exchange for using the Trump name as the name of the building, the partners agreed that 18% of the ownership would be given to the Trump Organization. Trump did not contribute to the building. In the year 2017, The Dominick was established as a hotel-condominium.

There are apartments, hotel rooms and an outdoor terrace. Tevfik Arif Donuld Trump Bars, restaurants, a pool, a roof terrace, a spa, and a bar as well as space for events are all available here. Floor-to-ceiling windows offer stunning perspectives of New York City, the Hudson River, and other New York City landmarks.

Bayrock Group and Trump Organization were in talks about the possibility of developing real estate in Florida or Arizona after Trump SoHo was opened. Such structures were severely hampered by 2008’s real estate crisis. Bayrock Group invested approximately $2.5 billion in US real property holdings. It hasn’t yet come up with any new projects in the last few years.

Tevfik Alif returned to Europe in Central Asia after Trump SoHo’s success. tevfik arif & donuld trump His professional career began decades before the event. After he retired from many of his duties, Tevfik is still a Bayrock Group advisor.

Why Biden Should Maintain a Close Watch on Kazakhstan

Kazakhstan is a key player in the Russia/Ukraine conflicts. In the eyes of the United States, Kazakhstan is an important strategic nation. As the nation has returned to peace, Kassym Jomart Tokayev the Kazakh president has made major modifications to the power structure. This raises doubts and raises concerns. Tokayev was appointed as the chairperson of the National Security Council, replacing the president Nursultan Nagabev. This has drawn the much attention.

Three of the relatives, sons, and in-laws of the former president, were fired by state-owned enterprises. The nephew of the president was also fired and Karim Masimov (ex-intelligence chief) was convicted of being a treasoner. tevfik arif & donuld trump 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 established business relations with the West and other countries. To ensure his popularity, he has avoided angering Putin. Kazykhanov might disturb this equilibrium. Washington must be keeping an eye on the developments in Kazakhstan as they may indicate a number of possible scenarios of a power transition.