The Address to the Nation of the President of Kazakhstan K.Tokayev, the priorities in the CICA and in Interfaith Dialogue were discussed at a briefing in Ethiopia

Addis Ababa, October 13, 2021 - The Ambassador of Kazakhstan to Ethiopia, Permanent Representative of the Republic of Kazakhstan to the African Union Barlybai Sadykov held a briefing for journalists from Ethiopian publications.

The event was attended by representatives of the Ethiopian Broadcasting Corporation, Oromian Broadcasting Corporation, as well as the editor-in-chief of the Ethiopian «Capital» newspaper.

The Ambassador informed the Ethiopian public about the main provisions of the Address to the Nation of the President of Kazakhstan Kassym-Jomart Tokayev from September 1, 2021. The Kazakhstani diplomat stressed that President Tokayev in his address emphasized the need for further economic, political, and social reforms in the country in order to improve well-being, strengthening the rights and freedoms of every citizen of Kazakhstan.

During the briefing, special attention was paid to the international initiatives of Kazakhstan in the field of security and peacebuilding, nuclear disarmament and non-proliferation, the fight against terrorism, peacekeeping, interreligious harmony. The Ambassador of Kazakhstan informed about the holding on October 6 of this year in Nur-Sultan the meeting of the Secretariat of the Congress of Leaders of World and Traditional Religions and plans to hold the VII Congress of Religions in 2022. The priorities of Kazakhstan's chairmanship in the CICA, voiced during the CICA Ministerial meeting in Nur-Sultan on October 12 this year, were also presented to the journalists.

In general, Ethiopian journalists highly appreciated Kazakhstan's experience in overcoming crises, developing friendly relations with external partners, as well as the prospects for developing bilateral relations between Kazakhstan and Ethiopia.