KAZAKH FOREIGN MINISTER URGES RETHINK ON NGO BILLS
By empty (6/20/2005 issue of the CACI Analyst)
Foreign Minister Qasymzhomart Toqaev told members of parliament on 20 June that two draft bills amending legislation on NGOs go against Kazakhstan\'s international obligations and should not be passed. Toqaev said that the legislation, if passed, could negatively impact the activities of UNESCO, the World Health Organization, and the OSCE in Kazakhstan. He stressed that this is especially worrisome in light of Kazakhstan\'s stated desire to chair the OSCE in 2009.Visit also
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