14:30, 24 November 2011 | GMT +6
Kazakhstan begins preparations for third cycle of Individual Partnership Action Plan with NATO for 2012 - 2013
TANA. November 24. KAZINFORM /Serik Sabekov/ Preparations for the third cycle of Individual Partnership Action Plan between Kazakhstan and NATO for 2012 - 2013 have begun, Kazakh Foreign Minister Yerzhan Kazykhanov said opening the international conference "Kazakhstan-Europe: results and hew horizons of cooperation" in Astana on Thursday.
"This will further strengthen effective partnership with NATO, as well as intensify the joint contribution to regional security," Kazykhanov noted.