Kazakhstan copes successfully with complicated and honorable mission of OSCE Chair - OIC Sec-Gen

08:32, 7 May 2010

NNA. May 7. KAZINFORM /Timur Bekturganov/ Kazakhstan copes successfully with the complicated and honorable mission of OSCE Chair. This is an assessment of Kazakhstan's chairmanship in the Organization given by Ekmeleddin Ihsanoğlu, Secretary General of the Organization of the Islamic Conference, who took part in the sitting of the OSCE Permanent Council in Vienna on May 6.

The OIC Secretary General paid special attention to the issues of strengthening and development of cooperation between the two international structures.

"The OSCE and OIC have similar goals and tasks since both organizations are committed to preserving peace and ensuring global security. We have huge potential of cooperation and should fully use the existing opportunities", he emphasized.

In this context the Turkish diplomat expressed confidence that Kazakhstan's international activity could give additional impulse to the enhancement of partnership between the OIC and OSCE.

E. Ihsanoglu called on the OSCE Permanent Council for joining efforts for combating religious intolerance and increase in Islamophobia. In this context he welcomed the intention of the OSCE to include the issues of combating intolerance and discrimination against Muslims in the agenda of the High-Level Conference on Tolerance and Non-discrimination planned for June in Astana.

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