Lithuania to be interested in Kazakh experience of chairmanship in OSCE - Deputy Speaker of Lithuanian Seimas
19:36, 20 May 2009
ASTANA. May 20. KAZINFORM Kazakh Senate Vice Speaker Mukhambet Kopeyev has met with Deputy Speaker of the Seimas of the Republic of Lithuania Algis Kaрлta; Kazinform refers to the Senate?s press service.
At the meeting the sides exchanged opinions on the state and prospects of further development of bilateral cooperation.
?Lithuania is a long-standing and reliable partner of Kazakhstan. Our states have all opportunities for strengthening interaction in all spheres?, M.Kopeyev said.
Touching upon activation of an interparliamentary dialog, the Vice Speaker noted that cooperation at the parliamentary level is an important element of interstate relations.
The Kazakh Senate created a group of cooperation with the Lithuanian Seimas.
According to M.Kopeyev, close interaction of kazakhstan and Lithuania as the future OSCE chairmans gives an additional impulse to further development of the Kazakh- Lithuanian relations.
Algis Kaрлta, in his turn, expressed interest in further strengthening bilateral ties with Kazakhstan, which is a strategic partner of the country in the Central Asian region. The deputy emphasized importance of the interparliamentary relations development.
?Kazakhstan will hand over the baton of chairmanship in the OSCE to Lithuania. We will be interested in your experience in this Organization. Common work in the OSCE Troika is new opportunities for strengthening political ties and economic cooperation?, Algis Kaрлta said.