Meeting Of the Committee on the humanitarian dimension of the extended partnership Commission of Kazakhstan-USA

On December 11,  a meeting of the Committee on the humanitarian dimension of the Kazakh-American extended partnership Commission was held in the format of videoconferences.

The Committee on the humanitarian dimension was co-chaired by Vice Minister of Justice Akerke Akhmetova and Assistant Secretary for the Bureau of Democracy, Human Rights, and Labor Robert Destro.

The Kazakh delegation also included representatives of the Prosecutor General's office, the Supreme court, the Ministries of justice, internal affairs, labor and social protection, information and social development, culture and sports, education and science.

Also in the meeting took part the Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Republic of Kazakhstan to the U.S.  Yerzhan Kazykhanov and Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the United States of America to the Republic of Kazakhstan William Moser.

The agenda covered a wide range of issues, including freedom of speech, religion, trade unions, and law enforcement and judicial reform. The issues of human trafficking, as well as the expansion of educational programs, cultural exchanges and inclusive education were discussed separately.

During the meeting, the American side noted the ongoing efforts of the Kazakh side in the framework of ensuring human rights.

Following the results of the Commission, the participants expressed the importance of further deepening the business partnership between the countries.