KAZAKHSTAN: UPDATE ON HIGH-LEVEL ATTENDANCE AT THE UN

UNCLAS ASTANA 001525 SIPDIS STATE FOR SCA/RA (MAZZONE),IO/UNP (SUN),USUN (DUGAN),AND NSC (BROWN) E.O. 12958: N/A TAGS: PREL OTRA OVIP KSEP CVIS UNGA KZ SUBJECT: KAZAKHSTAN: UPDATE ON HIGH-LEVEL ATTENDANCE AT THE UN GENERAL ASSEMBLY REF: (A) ASTANA 1447 (B) ASTANA 1306 (B) STATE 68590 ¶1. The following is a second update on Kazakhstan's high-level attendance at the 64th UN General Assembly (UNGA). Please note that the delegation's composition has changed -- it will now be lead by Kazakhstan's recently-appointed new Foreign Minister Kanat Saudabayev. ¶A. Attendance of the Head of State: -- Nursultan Nazarbayev, President -- No plans to attend ¶B. Attendance of the Head of Government -- Karim Masimov, Prime Minister -- No plans to attend ¶C. Attendance of the Foreign Minister -- Kanat Saudabayev, State Secretary and Foreign Minister -- Arrival - September 22; Departure - September 27. FM Saudabayev plans to attend the General Debate. -- Spouse will not travel. -- Interpretation not required. ¶D. Attendance of other VIPs. 1) Nurgali Ashimov, Minister of Environmental Protection -- Arrival - September 19; Departure - September 24 (NOTE: Minister Ashimov will arrive in New York ahead of the Foreign Minister in order to take part in the high-level meeting on climate change. END NOTE.) -- Spouse will not travel. -- Interpretation not required. 2) Eldana Sadvakassova, Vice Minister of Environmental Protection. -- Arrival - September 19; Departure - September 24 (NOTE: Vice Minister Sadvakassova will accompany Minister Ashimov to the high-level meeting on climate change. END NOTE.) -- Spouse will not travel. -- Interpretation not required. 3) Nurlan Yermekbayev, Deputy Foreign Minister -- Arrival - September 22; Departure - September 27 -- Spouse will not travel. -- Interpretation not required. 4) Roman Vassilenko, Head of MFA's Committee on Foreign Policy and Analysis -- Arrival - September 22; Departure - September 27. -- Spouse will not travel. -- Interpretation not required. ¶E. Attendance of Foreign Ministry officials responsible for IO affairs. -- Barlybay Sadykov, Director, Department of Multilateral Cooperation -- Zhanar Kulzhanova, Attache, Department of Multilateral Cooperation -- Others TBC HOAGLAND