Kazakhstan and NATO: cooperation strengthening
This week Foreign Minister of Kazakhstan, Kassymzhomart Tokayev visited Brussels. There he met with NATO Secretary General Jaap de Hoope Sheffer and participated in sitting of NATO council. The sides discussed the strengthening of cooperation of Kazakhstan and NATO and perspectives opf joint efforts on counteraction to terrorism, extremism and drugs trade. One of most important directions of cooperation is help of NATO in large-scale reconstruction of Armed Forces of Kazakhstan and development of peacekeeping potential of our state. NATO ambassadors highly valued economic and political reforms that are conducted in our country and named Kazakhstan as “security exporter” in the region. In Brussels Tokayev met with Javier Solana, European Union foreign policy chief, General Secratery of EU council and Benita Ferrero-Valdnder, EU commissioner on foreign relations and European policy of neighborhood. Kassymzhomart Tokayev suggested to conduct regular consultations to increase cooperation level of Kazakhstan due to European policy of neighborhood.