Kazakhstan Ratifies Agreement on Emergency Cooperation Among Turkic States

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ALMATY – The Senate of Kazakhstan, the Parliament’s upper chamber, approved a law ratifying the agreement establishing the Civil Protection Mechanism of the Organization of Turkic States (OTS), aimed at strengthening cooperation among member states in responding to natural disasters and emergencies, on March 11.  The draft law was presented during …

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