HC Deb 16 November 2000 vol 356 c766W
Mr. David Atkinson

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs if he will discuss the conclusions of the OSCE reports on the parliamentary and presidential elections in Kazakhstan in 1999, and the issue of freedom and independence of the media, with President Nazarbaev during his forthcoming visit.[137713]

Mr. Vaz

We welcome President Nazarbaev's visit to the United Kingdom from 15–18 November 2000. The Secretary of State will discuss progress on democratisation and media freedom with President Nazarbaev during his visit to the United Kingdom.