Kazakhstan's OIC presidency discussed in Almaty
According to the Institute Director Bulat Sultanov, today, on the threshold of Kazakhstan's presidency in the OIC, the experts should discuss the state and prospects of political, trade-economic cooperation among the member states and consider the opportunities of improving interstate interaction in regional security ensuring as well as define the priority directions of Kazakhstan's work within its chairmanship in the Organization.
As Head of the Foreign Policy Center of the Presidential Administration Magzhan Ilyasov says, the OIC is the second largest international organization in the world uniting 57 countries.
"Striving for effective countering the threats and challenges which are faced by the OIC member states today, the Organization puts certain hopes on Kazakhstan's oncoming chairmanship. The Islamic world is interested in Kazakhstan as a model of educated, multinational state, pursuing democratic policy in relation to women, human rights", M. Ilyasov notes.
Representatives of state bodies, leading experts of public and independent scientific-analytical structures and educational institutions of Kazakhstan, representatives of international organizations and diplomatic corps accredited in the country have gathered for the conference.
The event is organized by the Kazakhstan Institute for Strategic Studies, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and the Institute for Oriental Studies of the Education and Science Ministry.
