On July 16, the OSCE Informal Ministerial meeting starts in Almaty. The foreign ministers will discuss the future of European security, support for Kyrgyzstan, engagement with Afghanistan, and possible topics for an OSCE Summit.

The foreign ministers from the 56 OSCE states and 12 partner countries are expected to attend. Kazakh President Nursultan Nazarbayev will open the meeting.

The Armenian and Azerbaijani FMs plan to meet with their counterparts from France, Russia and U.S. – Bernard Kouchner, Sergey Lavrov and Hillary Clinton.

The Armenian Foreign Minister Edward Nalbandian has already left for Kazakhstan. The organizers of the Amaty meeting of the Armenian and Azerbaijani FMs will also discuss the participation of the official Stepanakert in the meeting.

According to diplomatic sources, the return of Azerbaijan-occupied territories of the Nagorno-Karabakh will be discussed at the Almaty meeting as well.