Permanent Rep of Kazakhstan to OSCE opened II Preparatory Conference of OSCE Economic and Environmental Forum

21:12, 15 March 2010

ASTANA. March 15. KAZINFORM Permanent Representatives of Kazakhstan to the OSCE Kairat Abdrakhmanov has opened the II Preparatory Conference of the OSCE Economic and Environmental Forum in Minsk today, Kazinform refers to the press service of the Kazakh Embassy in Belarus.

He noted that the Conference must promote the understanding of how we can use the potential of international transportations in OSCE region.

K.Abdrakhmanov said that the results and recommendations of the Conference will be important for the second part of the Forum that will be held in Prague in May this year.

OSCE Secretary General Marc Perrin de Brichambaut in his speech said that the OSCE is ready to assist in integration of transport systems of the region. He stressed that the transport issue was defined as one of the topical issues for the development of cooperation in OSCE region. He noted that one of the tasks is promotion of development of the transportation network in the region aimed at increase of efficiency of transportations and reduction of risks connected with their security and making decisions that would promote development of transport contacts, transit and trade.

Deputy Foreign Minister of Belarus Valery Voronetskiy noted that the OSCE could promote better transparency of international transport projects, involvement of more interested organizations.

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