The Minister for Foreign Affairs of Ukraine Kostyantyn Gryshchenko met Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Republic of Kazakhstan to Ukraine Amankeldy Zhumabayev.

Duringthe meeting the urgent issues of the bilateral relations in political, trade, economy and cultural fields were discussed. It was stressed on the particular importance of the intensification of high level political dialogue and in this context the necessity of organization of Ukrainian-Kazakhstan summit in 2010.

The Parties also exchanged views on the chairmanship of Kazakhstan in OSCE in 2010 and the establishment of effective interaction between Ukraine and Kazakhstan within the framework of this organization.

Minister for Foreign Affairs of Ukraine Kostyantyn Gryshchenko noted that the OSCE Chairperson-in-Office, Secretary of State – Minister for Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Kazakhstan K.Saudabayev is expected with the visit in Ukraine at the end of March 2010.