OSCE Secretariat to assist Kazakhstan in preparation for chairing Organization: M. Perrin de Brichambaut
14:08, 3 July 2009
ASTANA. July 3. KAZINFORM /Narymbek Ismagulov/ "The OSCE Secretariat will assist Kazakhstan in preparation to the chairmanship in the Organization", OSCE Secretary General Marc Perrin de Brichambaut has said today upon the results of the meeting with Kazakh Foreign Minister Marat Tazhin.
"We discussed coming chairmanship of the republic in the OSCE and the challenges, faced by the Organization nowadays", the Secretary General noted.
"The Secretariat of the Organization will assist Kazakhstan in preparation to the chairmanship. We are surprised and grateful for the measures, taken by Kazakhstan for accession the chairmanship", he said.
According to the guest, issues of modernization of the Organization on all directions, strengthening of the supremacy of Law, civil and democratic institutes, discussion of the situation in Afghanistan and strengthening of its borders will be the main topics that Kazakhstan should address while chairing the Organization.