Kazakh FM attended OSCE Troika ministerial meeting

The other attendees were Baroness Catherine Ashton, EU High Representative for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy, OSCE Secretary General Lamberto Zannier, OSCE Chairperson-in-Office, Lithuanian Foreign Minister Audronius Ažubalis, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs of Ireland Eamon Gilmore.

The European foreign ministers praised Kazakhstan's chairmanship in the OSCE and the Astana summit of the organization last year, which they firmly believe, gave a powerful impetus and breathed new life into the development of the OSCE.

The meeting discussed the preparations for the OSCE Ministerial Council meeting in Vilnius, the resumption of the Transnistria talks in the '5+2' format, the support for democratic processes in the southern Mediterranean and a number of other issues.