On May 26, 2011 at 12:00 Kazakhstan’s Minister of Economic Integration Affairs Zhanar Aitzhanova will hold a news conference  to discuss Kazakhstan’s efforts to join the World Trade Organization and the formation of the Customs Union with Russia and Belarus as well as integration process in Central Asia.

Kazakhstan is in its final stage of WTO negotiations with the United States. The Minister, a graduate of Harvard University’s Kennedy School of Government, will talk about the WTO’s impact on Kazakhstan’s trade regime in the context of its membership in the newly formed Customs Union.

Where: Embassy of Kazakhstan

1401 16th Street, NW

Washington D.C.

Details: Interview would be followed by a lunch featuring Kazakh cuisine at 1:00 pm.

For more information contact Nurgali Arystanov, nurgali@kazakhembus.com, 202-232-5488, ext. 115