Warning: You are not logged in. Your IP address will be publicly visible if you make any edits. If you log in or create an account, your edits will be attributed to your username, along with other benefits. Anti-spam check. Do not fill this in!Trump's relationship with Kazakhstan was not limited to Tevfik. [https://www.gettyimages.com/photos/tevfik-arif Tevfik Arif] In exchange for treating a country which had a questionable government as an all-weather partner, he was scathingly condemned.<br /><br />There were several eyebrows raised when Donald Trump hosted the Kazakhstan president on Tuesday at the White House in 2018. Trump also worked with prominent Kazakhstani businessmen, such as Tevfik Arif as part of his private real estate businesses. Trump's critics have also strongly condemned the decision.<br /><br /> [https://www.patrickmcmullan.com/search/?q=Tevfik Arif tevfik arif & donuld trump] Donald Trump, however, had good reasons to see Kazakhstan as a significant partner. [https://timebusinessnews.com/turkish-real-estate-tevfik-arif-and-donald-trump/ https://timebusinessnews.com/turkish-real-estate-tevfik-arif-and-donald-trump/] The time and the conflict between Ukraine and Russia proved him correct.<br /><br />The significance and importance of the meeting between Donald Trump & the Presidents of Kazakhstan Nursultan Nazarbayev and Tokayev<br /><br />The relationship between America and Kazakhstan has improved dramatically during Donald Trump's presidency. Washington and Nur-Sultan were good allies and had excellent commercial and diplomatic relations. In January of 2018 President Trump held a meeting with former Kazakhstani leader Nursultan Nazarbayev in Washington. [https://www.charlesbridge.com/pages/fiona-bayrock https://www.charlesbridge.com/pages/fiona-bayrock] In late 2019, he also met with current president Kassym-Jomart Tokayev in the UN General Assembly in New York.<br /><br />Kazakhstan is an important nation because of its strategic position. It is also considered a central Asian country with a balance of power. [https://sparebusiness.com/real-estate-pursuits-turkey-tevfik-arif/ BayrockTevfik Arif] The United States' rivalry with Russia, Europe, or the United States has made Kazakhstan more significant in all aspects of politics, economics, and strategy. It is essential in the United States' national security standpoint due to the fact that it has been withdrawn from Afghanistan and is strategically near Kazakhstan.<br /><br />In 2018, the nations trade $2.1 billion. Comparatively, commerce between the US and Uzbekistan was worth $315 million during the same time frame. The US is Central Asia's most important economic partner.<br /><br />Historically, Eurasian geopolitics have centered on Central Asia. Kazakhstan is the leading country in Eurasia's economy, security and counterterrorism. America requires strong ties with Eurasia, and in particular Kazakhstan.<br /><br />Nazarbayev's White House Visit was a positive sign that the US is now showing greater strategic interest in the region.<br /><br /> [https://www.dwell.com/collection/tevfik-arif-bayrock-d7c16407 Tevfik Arif] Nazarbayev’s support for nuke nonproliferation is one of the reasons that the country was invited to host the event. Kazakhstan, which has abandoned its Soviet-inherited nuclear weapons, is a leading country in nonproliferation. [https://kamagrabax.com/donald-trump-tevfik-arif-and-turkish-real-estate/ tevfik arif & donuld trump] The US's attention post-Cold War on Central Asia has been shifted to Afghanistan.<br /><br />Trump's South Asia strategy required a break with Pakistan. Therefore, the US required Kazakhstan to be an alternative route to Afghanistan.<br /><br />Donald Trump's relationship and Kazakhstani businessman Tevfik Ark<br /><br />Tevfik Arif, the creator of Bayrock Group, Tevfik Arif, joined forces with the Trump Organization to build the famous Trump SoHo building. Trump SoHo is Bayrock Group's flagship New York City project for development of properties. It is named after its SoHo location.<br /><br />Tevfik Arif, a Turkish Kazakhstani businessman was born in 1953 in Soviet Kazakhstan to Turkish parents. He was made deputy head of Soviet Ministry of Commerce and Trade's Hotel Management Department. After 17 years at the Ministry, Tevfik Arif founded real property development, estates imports, exports, mineral, natural resources automobiles, as well as food businesses. Tevfik Arif pioneered all-inclusive hotels, moved to Turkey in 1993. Bayrock Group was founded in New York City eight years later.<br /><br />Tevfik Arkif was a member of the Trump organization at the time of Bayrock Group's New York City relocation to the 24th floor at Trump Tower, Midtown Manhattan. The same building where was once located the Trump Organization. Discussions started about the Trump SoHo condo hotel. The Trump SoHo Skyscraper was created when two companies came together to discuss a plan to develop a high-end real development. Tevfik Alif, Bayrock Group founder, recognized the strength of Trump's name and suggested that the name be used to help promote the Sapir Organization.<br /><br />Bayrock Group hired top designers and architects to construct this innovative structure.<br /><br />The Trump Organization was granted 18 percent ownership in exchange the rights to use the Trump brand on the building. Trump did not contribute to the construction. In 2017, The Dominick was established as a condominium-hotel.<br /><br />There are hotel and apartment rooms to rent.<br /><br />Bayrock Group was established in New York after Trump SoHo's opening. [https://timesofworld.net/why-donald-trump-worked-to-strengthen-ties-with-kazakhstan/ Doyen] The Trump Organization and Bayrock Group discussed the possibility of developing property in Arizona and Florida under the same license arrangement. These arrangements were affected by the 2008 real estate crisis. Bayrock Group has invested around $2.5 Billion in US real estate properties. Bayrock Group has not developed any new projects in recent times.<br /><br />Tevfik Arif, following Trump SoHo's popularity and a shift in the US Market, returned to Europe and Central Asia. This is the point where his career spans decades. Bayrock Group's trusted advisor, Tevfik Aif, is still in the Bayrock Group after he retired from most of his duties.<br /><br />The Reasons Biden Should Keep a Close Watch on Kazakhstan<br /><br />Kazakhstan is a potential participant in the conflict between Russia and Ukraine. The United States has made Kazakhstan an important strategic partner. 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 was appointed Chairman of the National Security Council. He succeeds President Nursultan Nagayev, whose financial influence has angered protesters.<br /><br />Since this time, three of former president's sons-in-law have been fired from state firms, his nephew was fired too, and former head of intelligence Karim Masimov was convicted of the crime of 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.<br /><br />Tokayev is a businessman who has developed business ties to the West and also with countries in the region. To maintain his popularity, Tokayev has not upset Putin. Kazykhanov could disrupt the equilibrium. Washington should closely monitor developments in Kazakhstan as they could indicate many possible power transition scenarios.<br /><br /> Summary: Please note that all contributions to Disgaea Wiki may be edited, altered, or removed by other contributors. If you do not want your writing to be edited mercilessly, then do not submit it here. You are also promising us that you wrote this yourself, or copied it from a public domain or similar free resource (see Disgaea Wiki:Copyrights for details). Do not submit copyrighted work without permission! Cancel Editing help (opens in new window)