Kazakhstan's president denied on Tuesday that his country is supplying Iran with nuclear material, according to Israel Radio.

Nursultan Nazarbayev made the statements following a meeting with his Israeli counterpart, Shimon Peres, who is on a historic visit to the region.

The Kazakh leader said he empathized with Israel's concern over the specter of a nuclear-armed Iran, Israel Radio reported.

Peres requested that Nazarbayev move to halt Kazakh sale of uranium ores to Iran, according to the report.

Nazarbayev said his country supported a two-state solution to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, and that he was willing to assist in advancing this goal.

Peres also requested that Kazakhstan improve the prison conditions of an Israeli who has been incarcerated for the last three months.

Boris Shinkman, 62, was arrested by Kazakhstan's secret service on suspicion of bribing senior defense officials in order to promote deals with Israeli defense firms. Several Kazakhstani defense officials were also arrested, on suspicion of taking bribes from Israeli firms.

Iran recalled its ambassador to Azerbaijan for consultations on Monday, a day after Peres visited the country.

According to the Iranian news agency INSA, the envoy was recalled due to both Peres' visit and unspecified "threats" it said Israel's ambassador in Baku had voiced against Iran. The semi-official Fars News Agency carried a similar report.

Two weeks ago, the Iranian chief of staff visited Azerbaijan in an effort to forestall the visit, informing Baku in no uncertain terms that Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad wanted it called off. Iran also pressured Azerbaijan to cancel the visit via other diplomatic channels.

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