Secretary of State-Minister of Foreign Affairs Kanat Saudabayev: Stabilization of Afghanistan - key priority of Kazakhstan's 2010 OSCE Chairmanship

During the negotiations with the leadership of the UN Office in Vienna the Kazakh Secretary of State noted that Kazakhstan appreciates and supports the activity of the UNODC on strengthening of the international security, struggle against terrorism, corruption, cross-border crime and drug trafficking.

K.Saudabayev said that being in the forefront of the battle with Afghan drug trafficking Kazakhstan firmly committed to international obligations in the field of control over drugs and participation in corresponding regional initiatives. As the OSCE Chairman-in-office Kazakhstan defines the issue of Afghanistan stabilization as one of the key priorities of the Organization for 2010 and recons on close cooperation with the UNODC in this dimension.

A.M.Costa highly appraised the establishment of the CARICC - Central Asian Regional Information and Coordination Centre for combating the illicit trafficking of narcotic drugs, psychotropic substances and their precursors in Almaty.

During the meeting with Tibor Toth the Kazakh Foreign Minister appraised the activity of the Nuclear-Test-Ban Treaty Organization aimed at strengthening of the regime of non-proliferation of nuclear weapons and promotion of the international security level.

T.Toth appreciated the high level of relations between the Organization and Kazakhstan and the contribution of our country to the global process of nuclear disarmament and non-proliferation. He stressed that Kazakhstan is one of the most active participants of the Treaty.

T.Toth expressed gratitude for assistance in carrying out on-site inspection experiments at the former Semipalatinsk test site. The last of them held in 2008 was the biggest one in the history of the Organization.