Ireland supports Kazakhstan's efforts on strengthening OSCE potential - Ambassador McDonough

ASTANA. February 11. KAZINFORM. /Dimash Syzdykov/ Ireland supports Kazakhstan's efforts on strengthening OSCE potential. Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of Ireland to Kazakhstan Phillip McDonough has said it after the ceremony of presentation of credentials to Kazakh Foreign Minister Kanat Saudabayev in Astana today.

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"We will chair the OSCE in 2012. Thus we have a special interest in the success of Kazakhstan's chairmanship in the organization", the diplomat noted.

Besides, he said that Ireland is interested both in development of political relations and closer economic cooperation. "Our companies working here expect growth of their business", he added.