KAZAKHSTAN HAS SET TO WORK OVER OSCE SUMMIT, SAYS SAUDABAYEV

Aysor
Feb 16 2010
Armenia

Kazakhstan has set to work over the agenda and details of the OSCE
summit, announced at today’s press conference OSCE Chairman-in-Office,
Kazakhstan’s Secretary of State and Foreign Minister Kanat Saudabayev.

He added that almost all states had supported Kazakhstan’s proposal.

"Actually, we’ve set to work over the summit’s details and time frame,"
told journalists Kanat Saudabayev pointing that the last OSCE summit
was held on November 18-19 1999, in Turkey.

"Lots of challenges and threats have put in appearance over these
years. Some of them completely overturned the traditional perception
of war. Unfortunately, the long-drawn conflicts haven’t been solved,
while new ones arose," he said.

According to Kanat Saudabayev, the OSCE summit should focus on
following highlights: continuation of dialogue on building of the
single trans-Atlantic and European security structure, and issue
of Afghanistan, which is still a source element of international
terrorism and drug supplies.

It’s worth mentioning, that Armenia has supported Kazakhstan’s
proposal to hold OSCE summit. Armenia’s Minister of Foreign Affairs,
Edward Nalbandian, added that Armenia had also supported a proposal
to hold a non-official ministerial meeting in Astana.