Kazakh Secretary of State, US Special Envoy to OIC discussed coop issues

ASTANA. January 9. KAZINFORM. /Bauyrzhan Mukanov/ Secretary of State of Kazakhstan Kanat Saudabayev and US Special Envoy to the Organization of the Islamic Conference (OIC) Sada Cumber have discussed topical issues of cooperation between Kazakhstan and USA in Akorda today; Kazinform correspondent reports.

The parties considered the issues of civilization dialogue in the context of the forthcoming chairmanship of Kazakhstan in OIC in 2011. During the meeting K. Saudabayev noted that Kazakhstan is a widely recognized pattern of international and inter-faith tolerance and consent. It is not occasionally that our country was elected to chair OSCE in 2010 and OIC in 2011. ?The US Government and I closely observe the development of Asian region. Kazakhstan should play an important role as a leader not only in Central Asian region but also to the southward, especially in the spheres of education, culture and development of multinational society. Kazakhstan can serve a good example for other countries of Muslim world in all these spheres?, S. Cumber noted. The parties confirmed their interest in further partnership in this important sphere.