Meeting between Governor of Turkestan region and Director-General of the Khalifa bin Zayed Al Nahyan Foundation took place

Today in Abu Dhabi, with the assistance of the Embassy of Kazakhstan, the meeting between Umirzak Shukeyev, Governor of Turkestan region and Mohammed Haji Al Khouri, Director-General of the Khalifa bin Zayed Al Nahyan Foundation took place.  

The parties discussed the directions for the development of bilateral humanitarian cooperation at the meeting.

Following the negotiations, Memorandum of Understanding between the Akimat and the Foundation regarding design and construction of Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan Maternity and Childhood Center in the city of Turkestan was signed.

The charity project aims at improving the local healthcare system and provides funding from the Foundation for construction of the medical facility and equipping it with all necessaries.

The provision of a humanitarian grant became possible due to the friendly relations between the two countries and the agreements reached between the First President of the Republic of Kazakhstan - Elbasy Nursultan Nazarbayev and the President of the UAE Sheikh Khalifa ben Zayed Al Nahyan.

Akimat of Turkestan region provides the necessary land plot for the construction of the object in the city center and supplies all engineering infrastructure.

The parties confirmed their intentions and plans to start construction of a children's hospital in the near future.