senior delegation to Washington

In this context, diplomatic action functions as a counter-signal aimed at re-establishing interpretive control. Within days of receiving the July 7 notice, the government of Kazakhstan announced that it would send a senior delegation to Washington. The purpose of this move was to reframe the situation. Kazakhstan was not looking for a public concession but rather, at a minimum, to be heard. Part of the delegation’s strategy is to shift the conversation away from tariffs and toward strategic value. Kazakhstan has quietly become a meaningful player in the global supply of critical minerals. Its deposits of rare-earth elements, particularly in the Karaganda region, are not to be neglected. Western companies have already begun exploratory partnerships เสือมังกร