Foreign policy

Opening the meeting, the parties exchanged congratulations on the occasion of the 30th anniversary of Kazakhstan's accession to the OSCE (31 January 1992), emphasizing its special role in supporting the republic in the early stages of independence.

Permanent Representative of the Republic of Kazakhstan to the UN Office and other International Organizations in Geneva Mr. Yerlan Alimbayev presented his credentials to the President of the Conference on Disarmament, Ambassador Li Song.

During the meeting, the Kazakh Secretary of State and German Federal Foreign Office Ambassador discussed the current state of and prospects for the development of Kazakh-German cooperation.

During the meeting, issues of practical implementation of the agreements reached by the Presidents of Kazakhstan and Russia following today's negotiations were considered.