The Representative Office of the MFA of the Republic of Kazakhstan in Almaty participated in the International Scientific and Practical Symposium "Biosecurity and Sustainable Development: strategic approaches"

On September 24, 2024, Ambassador-at-Large - Head of the Representative Office of the MFA of the Republic of Kazakhstan in Almaty, Zh. Abdrashov, participated in the International Scientific and Practical Symposium "Biosecurity and Sustainable Development: strategic approaches", organized jointly with the Committee for Sanitary and Epidemiological Control of the Ministry of Healthcare of the Republic of Kazakhstan, the National Scientific Center for Especially Dangerous Infections named after M. Aikimbayev, as well as the German Society for International Cooperation (GIZ) within the framework of the project "German-Kazakh cooperation on biosafety". During his speech, the Head of the Representative Office noted the relevance of cooperation in the field of biosafety in the light of the initiative of President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev to establish a special entity accountable to the UN Security Council, the International Agency for Biosafety. Following the results of the Symposium, the participants agreed on the need for further rapid response to global public health emergencies.