Kazakhstan took part in seminar NATO PA on Security in Caspian region
The seminar of NATO Parliamentary Assembly Rouz-roud on Security in the Caspian region, where the representatives from Kazakhstan took part for the first time, was held yesterday in Baku, the agency reports.
Baku. March 7. Kazakhstan Today - The seminar of NATO Parliamentary Assembly Rouz-roud on Security in the Caspian region, where the representatives from Kazakhstan took part for the first time, was held yesterday in Baku, the agency reports.
101 delegates took part in the work of the seminar from 25 countries cooperating with NATO. The representatives of Uzbekistan, Tajikistan and Turkmenistan as well as Kazakhstan participated in the work of the seminar for the first time.
During the seminar that will last till March 8, the participants will consider the questions of safety in the Caspian region and Central Asia, military-political conditions, energy security, Central Asia relations with the West, as well as the issues of development of democracy and human rights.
Opening the event, the speaker of milli mejlis of Azerbaijan Oktay Asadov noted that cooperation with NATO is one the main priorities of foreign policy of Azerbaijan, and "the country plans to contribute to development of the economy and democracy on the Euro-Atlantic space.
The President of NATO Parliamentary Assembly Jose Lello noted that the seminars Rose Roth have been held in the Southern Caucasus since 2002. As of today, six similar events have been held, two of which - in Baku.
"NATO PA plays a key role in preparation of the countries-candidates, their parliaments for the introduction into the Alliance. We focus on the countries of Balkan Peninsula, Southern Caucasus, Central Asia, Afghanistan and the Near East. Associated membership in PA NATO allows these countries to show their worth and learn what they can offer the Alliance and what NATO can give them," J. Lello said.
Azerbaijan has been cooperating with NATO within the limits of the program the Partnership for Peace since 1994. In August, 2005 the plan of individual actions was signed. Since 2002 Azerbaijan has been an associated NATO PA member.
As it was informed earlier, Kazakhstan joined the program the Partnership for Peace in May, 1994. On January 23-24, 2008 Kazakhstan took part in the work of the annual symposium on planning programs the Partnership for Peace, "which took place in Oberammergau (Germany). Kazakhstan Vice Minister of Defense Bolat Sembinov took part in the work of the symposium.
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