Address
of
the Head of Delegation of the Republic of Kazakhstan
H.E. Tuleutai Suleimenov, Ambassador of the Republic of
Kazakhstan to the Kingdom of Belgium at the Session of Euro-Atlantic
Partnership Council
Mr, Chairman,
Ladies and gentlemen!
Security in the Euro-Atlantic area attracts a special attention today.
The statements pronounced here prove it.
Being in the close neighbourhood to the Afghani seat of crisis, Kazakhstan
is profoundly conscious of the threat of international terrorism and takes
additional measures aimed at strengthening its frontiers, toughening of
the customs control, disclosing of extremist and illegal groupings, prevention
of illegal migration.
The appropriate measures to address a set of questions in this sphere
are undertaken at a regional and national level. By present, Kazakhstan
has signed bilateral agreements on cooperation in the field of struggle
against terrorism and the international criminality with 10 EAPC member-countries
and this process continues.
Kazakhstan declared its determination to render in every way possible
its assistance to the international antiterrorist coalition. We are ready
to consider additional opportunities for the deployment in our territory
of humanitarian aid points. To discuss all the package of cooperation
matters, according to the arrangement between the President of Kazakhstan
Nursultan Nazarbaev and the President of the USA George Bush, these days
Kazakhstan will be visited by the American delegation led by the US Secretary
of State Collin Powell.
Besides, Kazakhstan is interested in creation of the EAPC Ad hoc working
group on Central Asia and considers expedient to start its formation,
and also welcomes the Finnish-Swedish initiative.
Furthermore, Kazakhstan would like to develop cooperation with the NATO
/ EAPC in such fields, as strengthening of national borders security,
working out the suitable format for the exchange of the appropriate information
with the NATO Special Committee on terrorism.
And in conclusion, Kazakhstan supports the EAPC Action Plan for 2002-2004
and expresses hope, that its realization will allow to achieve jointly
the planned purposes for safeguarding and strengthening of security in
Central Asia.
Thank you for your attention.
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