11:42, 26 November 2010 | GMT +5
Kazakhstan's OSCE chairmanship notable for consistent work of state bodies with civil society - Ambassador-at-Large M. Dzharbusynova
ASTANA. November 26. KAZINFORM /Muratbek Makulbekov/ Consistent work of the state structures with civil society and international experts is a peculiar feature of Kazakhstan's OSCE chairmanship. Ambassador-at-Large of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Kazakhstan Madina Dzharbusynova said it welcoming the participants of the Forum of NGOs within the OSCE Review Conference being held at the Palace of Peace and Reconciliation currently.
"The initiative on establishment of the Advisory Council on the OSCE Human Dimension under the auspices of the Foreign Affairs Ministry can serve as a bright example. Its major objective is to discuss the issues of human dimension during the chairmanship of Kazakhstan in the OSCE", she noted.
According to M. Dzharbusynova, the Council consists of the representatives of state bodies and non-governmental organizations of Kazakhstan as well as international experts from various countries - the U.S.A., Germany, Great Britain, Netherlands and Estonia.
The Advisory Council has already held two sessions in Astana and in Vienna.