?Path to Europe? ? start of political systems convergence ? Senate Speaker
13:19, 21 May 2009
ASTANA. May 21. KAZINFORM. /Muratbek Makulbekov/ ?Having become an OSCE member Kazakhstan along with other countries of Central Asia substantially changed the political landscape of the Old Europe?, Chairman of the Senate Kassym-Jomart Tokayev has said at the international conference ?Modern Kazakhstan and ?Path to Europe? today.
The Senate Speaker noted that with adoption of the ?Path to Europe? government program Kazakhstan started implementation of its strategy aimed at consequent perception of the political, legal and moral values of the European civilization. The program shows our move towards the European values.
?This path is a part of the civilization line Asia-Europe leading to overall security and economic prosperity. Figuratively speaking we pave the way from Asia to Europe. And this is not only the basis of mutually beneficial cooperation, but the beginning of real convergence of political systems, cultures and moral and ethic values?, K. Tokayev resumed.