EU recognizes importance of Kazakhstan and region in international affairs - State Secretary
Astana. March 31. Kazakhstan Today - The EU recognizes importance of Kazakhstan and the Central Asian region in international affairs. The State Secretary of Kazakhstan Kanat Saudabayev stated today during the meeting with the special representative of the European Union for Central Asia Pierre Morel, the agency reports referring to the president's administration press service.
"Strengthening relations with Europe is of special importance and urgency today when Kazakhstan is preparing for presidency in OSCE in 2010 and according to the assignment of the leader of the state develops the specific program - Way to Europe." On the other hand, EU recognizes the importance of Kazakhstan and the region in the international relations, acknowledgement of which was the accepted last year Strategy of New Partnership between EU and the Central Asian states," the State Secretary of Kazakhstan said.
Kazakhstan and EU partnership is based on strong common interests in maintenance of stability and social and economic development in Central Asia, mutual opposition to the challenges of safety by drug dealing and international terrorism, creation of conditions for stable deliveries of energy resources with the use of multiple export system within the interstate EU Inogate project, development of the strategic transport-communication infrastructure Europe - Caucasus - Asia within the project Transport Corridor Europe- Caucasus - Asia.
During the meeting the parties emphasized that "their priority directions of cooperation are democracy and leadership of the law, education and vocational training, trade and investments, transport and energy, safety of borders and struggle against drug dealing and preservation of the environment."
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