The issues on further strengthening of cooperation between the two countries were discussed at the meeting.

The reports from foreign citizens who applied for the citizenship of Kazakhstan were reviewed at the meeting.

Kanat Saudabayev noted that “the results of the Commission’s work, its activity gave a vital impetus to further promote Kazakhstan’s role in ensuring global security and to strengthen leadership of President Nazarbayev globally acknowledged in non-proliferation and nuclear threat reduction.”

At the opening of the session Kanat Saudabayev stated that our country will celebrate the 20th anniversary of the Independence with impressive achievements in socio-economic, public, political, cultural and humanitarian development. The rights and freedoms of citizens, supremacy of law and order are being steadily and gradually provided. According to the presidential instructions a systemic fight against corruption is being held. Provision of legality and transparency in government procurement is considered as an important direction of this fight. Therefore this matter has been included as an item in today’s agenda.

The issues on further strengthening of cooperation between Kazakhstan and OSCE in the field of harmonization of interethnic relations and protection of rights of national minorities were discussed at the meeting.

The course of implementation of previous decisions of the Commission as well as the topical issues of the international efforts of Kazakhstan in non-proliferation and reduction of nuclear weapons was discussed at the sitting.