Developing cooperation with the African Union in the field of culture and health

Addis Ababa, 22 July 2021 - Today the Ambassador of Kazakhstan to Ethiopia Barlybay Sadykov met with the Commissioner for Culture, Health, Social Relations and Sports of the African Union Commission, H.E. Amira El Fadil

The issues of interaction in the cultural sphere were discussed in the context of the decade of rapprochement of cultures initiated by Kazakhstan and adopted by the UN for the period 2013-2022 and the African Union's flagship theme for 2021 “Arts, Culture and Heritage”. In particular, the Commissioner was familiarized with the initiative of the First President of the Republic of Kazakhstan N.Nazarbayev "Rukhani Zhangyru", the program of Kazakhstan for holding events dedicated to the 30th anniversary of the country's independence, including celebrating the anniversaries of famous cultural figures. Agreements were reached to hold a number of events in the context of the decade of rapprochement of cultures.

The parties also discussed the prospects for cooperation in the field of medicine, including the supply of Kazakhstani vaccines to African countries.

A.E. Fadil welcomed the offer of Kazakhstan to cooperate in the fight against the coronavirus pandemic and to supply African countries with an anti-vaccine after its approval by authorized structures.