Third meeting of the Kazakh-American Working Expert Group on Freedom of Religion

Today, November 3, the third meeting of the Kazakh-American Working Expert Group on Freedom of Religion was held online. The delegation of Kazakhstan was headed by Vice Minister of Information and Social Development Marat Azilkhanov, from the American side, Ambassador-at-Large of the US State Department for International Religious Freedom Sam Brownback.

During the meeting, a fruitful discussion of issues of bilateral cooperation in the field of international freedom of religion took place, as well as an exchange of experience in protecting and ensuring the rights of religious associations. In addition, special attention is paid to the implementation of the previously adopted "Roadmap for the implementation of proposals and recommendations in the field of ensuring freedom of religion in Kazakhstan."

The US delegation highly appreciated the positive dynamics in the field of ensuring freedom of religion in our country.

The parties agreed to hold the fourth meeting of the Working Expert Group in 2021.