Astana and Islamabad Aim to Advance Practical Cooperation in Environmental Protection

A meeting was held between Ambassador of Kazakhstan to Pakistan, Yerzhan Kistafin, and the Federal Minister for Climate Change and Environmental Coordination of Pakistan, Musadik Masood Malik.

During the meeting, the parties discussed the outcomes of the last year state visit of the President of Kazakhstan, Kassym-Jomart Tokayev, and implementation progress of an Interdepartmental Memorandum of Cooperation in the Field of Ecology.

M. Malik expressed the Pakistani side’s interest in developing concrete, practice-oriented areas of interaction aimed at addressing pressing environmental challenges. The Minister also confirmed his participation in the Regional Environmental Summit to be held in Astana this year.

Following the meeting, the parties agreed to organize expert level negotiations in the near future in order to coordinate joint measures.