OSCE Chairman-in-office, Kazakh Secretary of State - Foreign Minister arrives in Austria

Meetings of the OSCE Chairman-in-office with the Austrian President and Foreign Minister are planned within the visit.

K.Saudabayev is expected to deliver a speech at the presentation of N.Nazarbayev's book "The Kazakhstan Way". He will also open the concert of masters of arts of Kazakhstan on the occasion of Kazakhstan's entrance upon duties of the OSCE chairman and the official reception from behalf of the Kazakh chairmanship.

As the Organization's Chairman-in-office K.Saudabayev will take part in the special sitting of the OSCE Permanent Council and annual meeting of the Chairman-in-office with heads of institutions and field presences of the OSCE. Meetings with OSCE Secretary General Marc Perrin de Brichambaut, Personal Representative of the OSCE Chair-in-Office on Combating Racism, Xenophobia and Discrimination against Christians and Members of Other Religions Mario Mauro, Representatives of the OSCE Chair-in-Office on the issues of elections, Personal Representatives focusing on tolerance and non-discrimination and ODIHR Director Janez Lenarcic will be held as well.