The meeting of the Commission on Enhanced Strategic Partnership between Kazakhstan and the USA was held in the USA

The meeting of the Commission on Enhanced Strategic Partnership between Kazakhstan and the United States of America (hereinafter referred to as the Commission) was held on December 4 in Washington (the United States of America).

The main goal of the bilateral meeting was to summarize the results of the joint work of the Parties in 2019 and to determine the prospects for further expansion of the strategic partnership between two states.

The Kazakhstan delegation included representatives of the Ministries of Justice, Foreign Affairs, Internal Affairs, National Economy, Trade and Integration, Information and Social Development, Labor and Social Protection of the Population.

The agenda of the Commission included a wide range of issues of bilateral cooperation between Kazakhstan and the USA in the political and economic spheres, as well as in the field of human rights protection.

At the session of the Human Dimension Committee, as part of the Commission meeting, a constructive exchange of views took place on issues of deepening cooperation in combating human trafficking, education (including training in English), media development, judicial cooperation and support to the non-governmental sector of Kazakhstan.

In addition, representatives of the Ministry of Justice took an active part in the work of the Committee on Economic Cooperation, which discussed issues of protecting intellectual property rights.

Following the meeting of the Commission, the parties expressed their readiness to further build up constructive interaction on the issues discussed.