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Kazakhstan’s Role in Strengthening the OSCE
Kazakhstan is the first ever former Soviet state to hold chairmanship over the intergovernmental security organization, the OSCE. This newly formed republic made its entry to the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe in 1992.
The organization, which takes in 56 member countries, was primarily formed to monitor several conflict zones, as well as to promote civil society and economic development. Each member state is required to adapt to the specified standards of human rights and democracy.