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.
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.