EU member states have blocked until late 2007 a decision on letting Kazakhstan in 2009 chair Europe's pro-democracy club, the OSCE, with gas and uranium-rich Astana exposing foreign policy divisions in the European Union.
"There was no consensus, so the logical step was to make the decision next year. Among the EU states, some were opposed and others were more inclined to award the presidency now," a spokesman for Belgian foreign minister Karel De Gucht - who currently heads the OSCE -...
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Already a member? Login hereAndrew Rettman is EUobserver's Foreign Affairs Editor. He has been writing about foreign and security affairs for EUobserver since 2005. He is Polish but grew up in the UK. He has also written for The Guardian, The Telegraph, and The Times of London.
Andrew Rettman is EUobserver's Foreign Affairs Editor. He has been writing about foreign and security affairs for EUobserver since 2005. He is Polish but grew up in the UK. He has also written for The Guardian, The Telegraph, and The Times of London.