EU ready to assist in preparation for OSCE Summit in Astana
BRUSSELS. January 27. KAZINFORM. /Yerzhan Ospanov/ A ministerial meeting between the OSCE and the EU was held in Brussels on January 26.
Kazakhstan's 2010 OSCE Chairmanship priorities, including Afghanistan, protracted conflicts and progress of realization of the Corfu Process were discussed. The sides expressed satisfaction with high level of mutual understanding and close interaction between Kazakhstan as OSCE chairman and Spain as EU chairman.
Spanish Foreign Minister Miguel Angel Moratinos expressed appreciation to Kazakhstan's chairmanship for its striving to ensure balance between the 'three baskets' of the OSCE work. It was also noted that the European Union supported Kazakhstan's emphasis on the issues of tolerance. In this context the sides noted the importance of holding a top-level conference on the issues of tolerance in Astana in June 2010.
Besides, the European Union is ready to assist in preparation for the OSCE Summit planned for summer 2010.