Kazakhs begin year in charge of OSCE

So you think you have snow problems? Kazakhstan has them in spades, every year, but this young republic is used to clearing obstacles, and has now become the first ex-Soviet state to lead the Organisation for Security and Cooperation in Europe. It is another tick on the central Asian states ambitious checklist.

Astana, the equally young capital, would like to pull off a summit of all 56 OSCE leaders, something they have not been able to agree to for over a decade.

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