November 25, 2009 - 16:01 AMT
Holding OSCE chairmanship, Kazakhstan won't undertake impracticable tasks
Kazakhstan's chairmanship in OSCE has both symbolic and historic significance. This is the first time OSCE chairmanship is entrusted to a Central Asian country which is a CIS and CSTO member state, Kazakhstan's Chargé d'Affaires in Armenia Nurbolat Alimbaev said in Yerevan during "Kazakhstan's upcoming chairmanship in OSCE: Opportunities and Prospects" seminar.

"2010 marks the 35th anniversary of Helsinki Final Act and Paris Charter. Such dates bring us face to face with serious tasks, and Kazakhstan is doing its utmost to bring its priorities in compliance with the OSCE's," the Kazakh diplomat said, adding that his country eyes the OSCE as the only organization efficiently dealing with security issues. "Holding the OSCE chairmanship, Kazakhstan won't undertake impracticable tasks. We will seek solutions to urgent problems," Alimbaev said.

He also emphasized that his country will continue focusing on the three basic aspects of OSCE's activities - political and military, economic and environmental, humanitarian.