The issue of opening a regional office of the « Hedaya» Center is being considered in Kazakhstan

In celebration of the 25th anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic relations between the Republic of Kazakhstan and the United Arab Emirates hosted a meeting of the Ministry of religious Affairs and civil society of Kazakhstan headed by Nurlan Ermekbaev with the UAE Ambassador to Kazakhstan Mohammad Ahmad Sultan Essa Algebera, Executive Director of the International centre for countering violent extremism  «Hedaya»  the Maksoud Kruse and representative of the Centre « Sauab»  Olaya al-Zahiri.

The participants of the meeting discussed the opening of the regional office of the center «Hedaya» in Kazakhstan, while discussing organizational issues related to the registration of this office in the Ministry of justice of the Republic of Kazakhstan.

At the meeting, a presentation was made about the activities of the « Hedaya» and « Sauab» Centers. The «Hedaya» international center was established in December 2012 on the initiative of the United Arab Emirates. The main mission of the organization is to assist in countering violent extremism by conducting and disseminating the best expert research in this field.

Speaking about the activities of « Hedaya» , Maksud Kruse noted the importance of mutual exchange of information and establishing direct contacts between experts in the field of countering extremism and terrorism.

In turn, the representative of the «Sauab» Center Olaya al-Zahiri explained the main mechanisms and results of the Center's work to counter the spread of ISIS ideology on the Internet and social networks on the basis of visual information and graphic materials.

Following the meeting, the sides exchanged views on the prospects for cooperation and exchange of experience in the field of prevention of religious extremism and terrorism.

The event was attended by employees of the Ministry of foreign Affairs, representatives of law enforcement and special agencies, the International center of cultures and religions, employees of the « Akniet» , the « counter-terrorism Committee» , the Analytical center « Kazdream technologies» .