Belarus backs Kazakhstan's initiative on holding OSCE Summit in 2010
17:34, 26 November 2009
sp;MINSK. November 26. KAZINFORM. /Yernur Akanbai/ President of Belarus Alexander Lukashenko supports the idea of Nursultan Nazarbayev on holding of OSCE Summit in Astana in 2010. He made it public at today's narrow meeting with the Kazakh President who arrived with a state visit to Belarus.
A. Lukashenko congratulated Kazakhstan on the coming chairmanship in the OSCE. "Belarus always supported Kazakhstan's candidature to the post of the OSCE chairman and will further support it as the OSCE head. We also back Kazakhstan's initiative on holding of the OSCE Summit", he noted.
According to Mr. Lukashenko, the Kazakh President's visit is very important for Belarus. He emphasized that the two states have good relations. He said that he learned a lot from the Kazakh leader and thanked N. Nazarbayev for wise advice and rich political experience.