On April 23 in Almaty, the Central Asian country's largest city, the driver of a car owned by the adviser to the U.S. Embassy's military attache allegedly ignored traffic police orders to keep to the curb as the presidential motorcade passed. The driver caught up with the motorcade, and made a sharp turn after drawing level with Nazarbayev's limousine, almost causing a collision.
Ministry spokesman Yerzhan Ashikbayev said, "Because of this incident, the Foreign Ministry has sent a note to the U.S. Embassy demanding that appropriate action be taken against the diplomat."
"We expect a response from the U.S. Embassy to our diplomatic note, after which a decision will be reached through consultations with the American side," he said.
The spokesman said the ministry had acted on the basis of the Vienna Convention on Diplomatic Relations, and urged all diplomatic representatives in the country to respect local laws, to avoid such incidents.
U.S. Vice President Dick Cheney is set to visit the Central Asian republic this week for talks on a range of issues with senior officials.
