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Head of the OSCE Programme Office, Ambassador György Szabó delivering a welcoming speech at the international roundtable discussion on selection of judges in Kazakhstan, Astana, 16 November 2018.

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During the NGO meeting dedicated to Open Government Partnership, Almaty, 15 November 2018.

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Nelly Adilshenova, a representative of the department for methodology of financial market of the National Bank, welcomes the participants of the seminar, Almaty, 31 October 2018.

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Opening of the international conference on discussion of challenges and approaches to regional and global security in Central Asia, Astana, 26 October 2018.

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A participant in the training course is prepairing an assesment of data received during a practical exercise. Astana, 26 October 2018.

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Participants speak at a workshop organized by the Office of the Co-ordinator of OSCE Economic and Environmental Activities (OCEEA) and supported by the OSCE Programme Office in Astana, October 2018.

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Celebrating twenty years of OSCE presence in Kazakhstan

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Honouring two decades of the OSCE Presence in Kazakhstan was the central focus of an official visit by OSCE Secretary General Thomas Greminger on 10 and 11 October 2018 to Astana, where he met with the President of Kazakhstan, Nursultan Nazarbayev, and parliamentary and ministerial officials. Secretary General Greminger participated in a conference marking the 20th anniversary of the OSCE’s field presence in Astana, held at the Library of the First President of Kazakhstan – Leader of the Nation. The event celebrated programmatic accomplishments in all three OSCE dimensions of security, the politico-military, the economic and environmental and the human dimension. The OSCE Programme Office in Astana supports the efforts of Kazakhstan’s government to combat violent extremism and radicalization that lead to terrorism, promote sustainable development, foster a favourable investment climate and enhance the rule of law, human rights, freedom of expression and freedom of religion or belief. The Secretary General also met with leaders of civil society in Kazakhstan, staff of the OSCE Programme Office in Astana and local journalists.

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OSCE Secretary General Thomas Greminger talks with the staff of OSCE Programme Office in Astana, 11 October 2018.

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OSCE Secretary General Thomas Greminger and the staff of the OSCE Programme Office in Astana, 11 October 2018.

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György Szabó, Head of the OSCE Programme Office in Astana, speaks on the accomplishments and impact of the OSCE-Kazakhstan partnership, Astana, 11 October 2018.

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OSCE Secretary General Thomas Greminger (IV), Kazakhstan’s Foreign Minister Kairat Abdrakhmanov (III), the Head of President Chancellery and the Director of Library of the First President Makhmoud Kassymbekov (ІІ) and the Deputy of Mazhilis (Lower Chamber) of the Parliament Sultanov Kuanysh (І), Astana, 11 October 2018.

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OSCE Secretary General Thomas Greminger speaks at the Conference on the 20th Anniversary of OSCE Presence in Kazakhstan, Astana, 11 October 2018.