Kazakhstan’s Ambassador to Germany, Dauren Karipov, Holds Meeting with the Secretary General of Germany’s Cyber-Security Council, Hans-Wilhelm Dünn

BERLIN, 16 July 2020 – The Ambassador of Kazakhstan to Germany, Dauren Karipov, has received the Secretary General of Germany’s Cyber-Security Council, Hans-Wilhelm Dünn. During the meeting, the Kazakh diplomat informed his interlocutor about the main outcomes of the official visits of Kazakhstan’s President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev to Germany in December 2019 and February 2020, which provided additional impetus to bilateral trade, economic, and investment relations. Moreover, the December visit resulted in the establishment of an Intergovernmental Working Group for the advancement of German investments in Kazakhstan, which is led by the Deputy Prime Minister of Kazakhstan Roman Sklyar. The Ambassador also drew attention to measures being taken by the Kazakh government to create a favorable investment climate and enhance cooperation among government bodies and business.

In turn, Mr. Dünn spoke of his organization’s work, the current state of digitalization efforts in various economic spheres, as well as modernization and development of Germany’ digital infrastructure and cyber security.

Germany’s Cyber-Security Council (Cyber-Sicherheitsrat Deutschland e.V.) is a public organization dedicated to ensuring the security of personal and industrial data and is closely associated with information technology companies. Representatives of the Council often act as experts in the development of data protection regulations. The organization has a long history of collaborating with leading American IT companies such as Microsoft, Google and Facebook.