Kazakhstan to continue development of dialog on European security - roundtable in Tashkent
HKENT. September 25. KAZINFORM. /Kurmat Samarkhan/ A roundtable on "OSCE and Central Asia - aspects of cooperation" devoted to the forthcoming Kazakhstan's chairmanship in the OSCE in 2010 has been held in the Kazakh Embassy in Uzbekistan today.
Heads of the diplomatic missions and representatives of the international organizations took part in the meeting.
Kazakhstan's Charge d'Affaires in Uzbekistan Valikhan Turekhanov noted that Kazakhstan highly appreciated the efforts on activation of dialogue on the issues of security on the OSCE territory made during the Greece's and Finland's chairmanship in the organization. He confirmed Kazakhstan's readiness to continue development of this dialog.
"Potential of the OSCE can help address regional environmental problems having global effect. For example, the Aral Sea drying out and socio-economic and ecological problems in the region connected with it", Mr. Turekhanov said.
According to him, Kazakhstan is ready to play a positive role in search of solutions to such problems.