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KAZAKHSTAN: DELEGATION TAKES OFF FOR TURKEY
1/06/09

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A delegation of Kazakhstani politicians was scheduled to arrive in Turkey on January 6 to hold a series of "informal meetings," the Kazinform news agency reported.

According to the parliamentary press service of Kazakhstan, the delegation is being led by the chairman of the legislature’s Committee for Foreign Affairs, Defense and Security, Nurbakh Rustemov.

Among the Turkish officials that are slated to meet with the delegation are Koksal Toptan, chairman of the Turkish Grand National Assembly, and the head of the Turkish parliament’s Committee on External Affairs, Murat Merjan. The meetings will focus on "interstate relations" and strengthening cultural ties.

Posted January 6, 2009 © Eurasianet
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