The Kazakh government condemned the 13 December 2001 attack on the Indian Parliament saying terrorism is unjustifiable . President Nazarbayev and Indian Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee reaffirmed this message by issuing a joint declaration on 12 February 2002 , when Nazarbayev visited India for a state visit , stating that " terrorism can not be justified in any form , for any cause or for any reason used as an excuse ... the fight against terrorism has to be global , comprehensive and sustained for the objective of total elimination of terrorism everywhere . " They agreed to establish a bilateral joint working group on counter-terrorism and expressed support for the Karzai administration and an end to terrorism in Afghanistan . During Nazarbayev 's five-day visit , the first since 1996 , he met with President K. R. Narayanan , Vice President Krishan Kant and opposition leader Sonia Gandhi
attack on the Indian Parliament
2001 Indian Parliament attack
Terrorism and counter-terrorism in Kazakhstan