▁el ites ▁representing ▁their ▁cl ans .' ▁ ▁A ▁joint ▁statement ▁of ▁the ▁member ▁countries ▁of ▁the ▁Shang hai ▁Co - operation ▁Organisation ▁issued ▁in ▁early ▁July , ▁ 2 0 0 5 ▁on ▁a ▁conference ▁in ▁Nur - S ultan ▁( K az akh stan ) ▁called ▁for ▁a ▁withdraw al ▁of ▁US ▁troops ▁from ▁military ▁bases ▁in ▁Central ▁Asia . ▁On ▁July ▁ 2 9 , ▁ 2 0 0 5 , ▁U z bek istan ▁invoked ▁a ▁provision ▁asking ▁the ▁U . S . ▁to ▁leave ▁within ▁ 1 8 0 ▁days . ▁On ▁November ▁ 2 1 , ▁ 2 0 0 5 , ▁the ▁withdraw al ▁of ▁US ▁troops ▁from ▁Kar sh i - K han abad ▁and ▁any ▁other ▁bases ▁was ▁completed . ▁ ▁The ▁European ▁Union ▁lifted ▁the ▁arms ▁sales ▁ban ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 9 . ▁ ▁Ar ms ▁control ▁and ▁non - pro l ifer ation ▁The ▁government ▁has ▁accepted ▁the ▁arms ▁control ▁oblig ations ▁of ▁the ▁former ▁Soviet ▁Union , ▁and ▁acc eded ▁to ▁the ▁N uc lear ▁Non - Pro l ifer ation ▁Tre aty ▁as ▁a ▁non - n uc lear ▁state . ▁It ▁has ▁also ▁supported ▁an ▁active ▁program ▁by ▁the ▁U . S . ▁Department ▁of ▁Def ense ▁Def ense ▁Th re at ▁Red u ction ▁Agency ▁in ▁western ▁U z bek istan ▁( N uk us ▁and ▁the ▁bi ological ▁war fare ▁test ▁labor atory ▁on ▁V oz roz h den i ye ▁Island ). ▁ ▁Land