Kanat Saudabayev: Kazakhstan to take reins of OSCE from Greece in Athens in week

sp;ASTANA. November 24. KAZINFORM /Aigul Tulekbayeva/ Kazakhstan will take reins of government of the OSCE from Greece in Athens in a week; Kazakh Secretary of State-Minister of Foreign Affairs Kanat Saudabayev has made it public.  

"We understand that it is not only high honor, but enormous responsibility. It is unique chance, opportunity for the state and NGOs, Kazakhstan citizens to represent our country as the economically strong and democratically developed country, worthy partner of international community", K.Saudabayev said at the plenary session of the IV Civil Forum in Astana on November 24.

The 17^th session of the OSCE Council of Ministers of Foreign Affairs will be held in Athens on December 1-2.

According to K.Saudabayev, Kazakhstan will project the positive experience of tolerance, maintenance peace and concord to the OSCE activity.

According to him, chairmanship in the OSCE is an opportunity for Kazakhstan to become closer to the European standards, bring the European experience, technology, quality and level of the European management to our country.