Issues of environmental and interregional cooperation were discussed

Brasilia, November 29, 2024 – Ambassador of Kazakhstan to Brazil Bolat Nussupov met with President of the National Confederation of Mayors and Municipalities of Brazil (CNM) Paolo Ziulkoski and President of the Climate Institute of Brazil Peter von Bohlen-Halbach at the Embassy of the Republic of Kazakhstan.

The Ambassador of Kazakhstan acquainted the interlocutors with the political and economic development of the country within the framework of the reforms carried out by the country's leadership, as well as the national policy and international obligations of the Republic of Kazakhstan within the framework of the global environmental agenda. During the conversation, the importance of expanding interregional cooperation using the experience and capabilities of the regions of the two countries in environmental protection and social support of the population was emphasized.

In this context, the parties discussed issues of cooperation in the field of climate protection, in particular the plan of interaction within the framework of the UN Climate Change Conference COP30 in Belem (November 10-21, 2025), as well as agreements reached during the meeting of the leadership of the Climate Institute of Brazil with the Minister of Ecology and Natural Resources of the Republic of Kazakhstan Yerlan Nyssanbayev within the framework of the UN Climate Conference COP29 in Baku on November 15 this year.

In turn, the President of CNM invited the Kazakh side to participate in the next forum of mayors and heads of municipalities of Brazil «MARSCHA XXVI» as a partner country in May 2025 and to speak in a panel session on climate protection.

For reference: The National Congress of Mayors of Cities and Municipalities «MARCHA» was established in 1998, is the main platform for dialogue between 5,000 municipalities, the president and the government of the country, within which economic, environmental, transport and infrastructure issues at the federal level are discussed. The president of CNM is a well-known Brazilian politician Paulo Ziulkoski.

Currently, inter-regional relations have been established between Kazakhstan and Brazil through the partnership of the Karaganda region with the state of Bahia (2021) and the Almaty region with the state of Rio Grande do Sul (2024).