Posted on 10/05/2006 1:57:21 PM PDT by sergey1973
Kazakh Foreign Minister Qasymzhomart Toqaev called for closer energy links between Kazakhstan and the EU in an address to the European Parliament's Foreign Affairs Committee on October 3. Toqaev is on a two-day visit to EU and NATO headquarters in Brussels. Toqaev also lobbied for EU support to Kazakhstan's bid to chair the Organization for Cooperation and Security in Europe (OSCE) in 2009, promising democratic reforms and arguing that the OSCE -- which he described as a "Eurasian" body -- could benefit from some Central Asian leadership.
Brussels, October 4, 2006 (RFE/RL) -- Kazakh Foreign Minister Toqaev's visit to Brussels serves further notice of the country's intent to convert its vast energy resources into greater regional and global influence.
The origins to Toqaev's address to the European Parliament's Foreign Affairs Committee on October 3 can be found in the EU's increased unease about its energy security.
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"Qasymzhomart Toqaev"??
LOL what a weird name!
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What I found on the Internet that Qasym or Kasym is the Turkish Autumn Holiday. Actually Kasym is the quite common in Turkic countries (Turkey, Central Asia).
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