OSCE Foreign Ministers to meet in Almaty on 16-17 July
12-07-2010
ASTANA, 12 July 2010 - An informal meeting of OSCE Foreign Ministers, hosted by the OSCE Chairperson-in-Office, Kazakhstan's State Secretary and Foreign Minister Kanat Saudabayev, will be held on 16 and 17 July near Almaty.
Foreign Ministers and other high-level representatives from the 56 OSCE participating States will consider matters related to security in Europe and the OSCE's role, including the agenda of a possible OSCE Summit proposed by the Kazakhstan's OSCE Chairmanship, at the meeting, to take place at the Ak-Bulak Resort, 35 kilometres south-east of Almaty.
Journalists are invited to cover the event. Media opportunities include:
16 July
* 16:00: Meeting of the OSCE Troika (photo opportunity)
* Immediately after the Troika meeting (exact time to be confirmed): Signing ceremony with OSCE Secretary General Marc Perrin de Brichambaut and Lieutenant General Beksultan Sarsekov, the Director of the Central Asian Regional Information and Coordination Centre (CARICC) for combating illicit trafficking of narcotic drugs, psychotropic substances and their precursors (photo opportunity)
* 18:00-19:00: Concert (open to media)
17 July
* 9:50: Family photo (pool)
* 10:00: Opening session of the informal meeting with address by President of Kazakhstan Nursultan Nazarbayev, as well as speeches by OSCE Chairperson-in-Office, Kazakhstan's State Secretary and Foreign Minister Kanat Saudabayev, OSCE Secretary General Marc Perrin de Brichambaut and OSCE Parliamentary Assembly President Petros Efthymiou (broadcast on CCTV, webcast and live satellite transmission)
* 17.30: Concluding news conference with Saudabayev (broadcast on CCTV, webcast and live satellite transmission)
* 18:00: Meeting of the OSCE Minsk Group with the participation of Saudabayev (photo opportunity, broadcast on CCTV and live satellite transmission, start of meeting only)
* 19:00: Press opportunity OSCE Minsk Group (to be confirmed)
* 19:00: Informal dinner hosted by Saudabayev with heads of international organizations (photo opportunity)
Briefings with selected Ministers and high-level officials will also be held. Information about other media opportunities will be provided at the venue.
Advance media accreditation is mandatory. A media accreditation form can be found on Kazakhstan's Foreign Ministry website: http://portal.mfa.kz/portal/page/portal/mfa/en/content/press/OSCE-inform...
Contact person for media accreditation at the Foreign Ministry of Kazakhstan: Makhsura Maskhudova, news@mfa.kz, +7 7172 7202 36
Please note that journalists accredited to the OSCE in Vienna or in any other OSCE locations still need to apply for separate accreditation by submitting the form. Journalists should consult the nearest Embassy of Kazakhstan to check if they need an entry visa prior to their arrival in the country.
