International Coop Council of ?Nur Otan? party held its 1st session in Astana
12:49, 22 January 2009
ASTANA. January 22. KAZINFORM /Kurmat Samarkhan/ The Council on International Cooperation under ?Nur Otan? People?s Democratic Party has held its first session in Astana today, Kazinform reports.
?The party has established contacts with many leading political parties of Russia, China, the USA and European countries and has signed memorandums of cooperation with some of them, in particular, with ?United Russia? and the United Malays National Organisation?, First Vice Chairman of the party Darkhan Kaletayev said.
Issues of establishment of inter-party ties with the Indian Party of the National Congress are believed to be discussed within the state visit of the Head of Kazakhstan to the Republic of India.
?Today ?Nur Otan? gains more weight on the international level. We have reached this due to the efforts and authority of our Chairman Nursultan Nazarbayev. Therefore the party should help the President in all international undertakings?, he added.
The Council consists of President?s Aide Kairat Sarybai, Chairman of the Committee on International Affairs, Defense and Security of the Majilis of the Kazakh Parliament Nurbakh Rustemov, Director of the President?s Cultural Centre Myrzatai Zholdasbekov and other state and public figures having rich experience in international relationships.