Kazakh FM to participate in OSCE Ministerial Council in Basel on Dec 3-4

ASTANA. KAZINFORM - Minister of Foreign Affairs of Kazakhstan Erlan Idrissov has held a regular session of the ministry today, Kazinform has learnt from the ministry's press service.

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In particular, the session discussed Minister Idrissov's participation in the 21st OSCE Ministerial Council in Basel, Switzerland on December 3-4. Earlier it was reported that President of France Francois Hollande is set to pay an official visit to Kazakhstan on December 5-6. In this context, the session also focused on the preparations of the Kazakh side for the upcoming visit of the French politician. Kazakhstan's bid for a non-permanent seat on the UN Security Council in 2017-2018, preparations for the International specialized exhibition EXPO-2017 and development of the UN sub-regional hub of multilateral diplomacy in Almaty were debated as well.