OSCE Programme Office in Nur-Sultan co-organizes international conference marking the 10th anniversary of the OSCE Astana Summit
An OSCE-supported international online conference “OSCE Astana Summit 2010: Historical Significance and Relevance” was held on 19 February 2021. The event was organized by the Library of the First President of the Republic of Kazakhstan – the Leader of the Nation (Elbasy), together with the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Kazakhstan and the OSCE Programme Office in Nur-Sultan.
The conference brought together over 130 government officials, representatives of parliament, international organizations, diplomatic corps, academia and civil society.
Adil Tursunov, Advisor of the First President of the Republic of Kazakhstan, delivered opening remarks on behalf of the First President of the Republic of Kazakhstan – Leader of the Nation (Elbasy) - Nursultan Nazarbayev; Mukhtar Tleuberdi, Deputy Prime Minister, Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Kazakhstan also provided an opening statement.
During the conference, welcoming video messages from Ann Linde, OSCE Chairperson-in-Office and Minister of Foreign Affairs of Sweden, and OSCE Secretary General Helga Schmid were also shared with participants. Statements were also made by Director of the Library of the First President of the Republic of Kazakhstan – Leader of the Nation (Elbasy) Bakytzhan Temirbolat, the former State Secretary and former Minister of Foreign Affairs of Kazakhstan, OSCE Chairperson-in-Office in 2010 Kanat Saudabayev, former OSCE Secretary General Marc Perrin de Brichambaut, renowned Kazakh public and political figure Kuanysh Sultanov, OSCE High Commissioner for National Minorities Kairat Abdrakhmanov, Secretary General of the OSCE Parliamentary Assembly Roberto Montella, OSCE Special Representative and Co-ordinator for Combating Human Trafficking from 2014 to 2018 Madina Jarbussynova, Permanent Representative of Kazakhstan to international organisations in Vienna Kairat Umarov, Head of the OSCE Programme Office in Nur-Sultan György Szabó, and others.
Participants discussed results achieved following the adoption of the Astana Commemorative Declaration, and its significance and importance in addressing new threats and challenges in the OSCE area. They also discussed the role of the OSCE as the largest regional security organization focusing on early conflict prevention, crisis management and post-conflict recovery. Special attention was paid to the Eurasian and Euro-Atlantic security community, dialogue and sustainable security issues, in particular those stemming from Afghanistan and the frozen conflicts in the OSCE region.