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Foreign Minister Beibut Atamkulov held a briefing for the heads of diplomatic missions and representatives of international organisations accredited in Kazakhstan6 reports the press service of Kazakh Foreign Minister.

The agenda for 2019 includes the preparation of top-level events within the framework of the CSTO, the CICA, the SCO, the OIC, and the CCTS. At the initiative of President Nazarbayev, Astana plans to host the First World Congress of Turkology. This year will mark the 5th anniversary of the signing of the Treaty on the EAEU and the 25th anniversary of President Nazarbayev's proposal to create the Eurasian Union of States. In addition, Kazakhstan is expected to host such high-level forums as the 12th Astana Economic Forum and the 4th Meeting of Speakers of the Eurasian Parliaments, themed “Greater Eurasia: Dialogue, Trust, Partnership". In June 2020, the 12th Ministerial Conference of the World Trade Organisation will take place in Astana.

Kazakhstan will continue to help resolve conflicts, in particular, the Syrian crisis, using the framework of the Astana process.

The Foreign Minister elaborated on the priorities of Kazakhstan in its relations with Russia, China, the US, the countries of Central Asia, the EU, the Commonwealth of Independent States, Turkey, Iran, the Middle East, Asia and Africa, as well as Canada and the countries of Latin America.

"The Qazaq Times"