Kazakhstan participates in the Istanbul Process

Dushanbe, March 30, 2021 - Deputy Prime Minister – Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Kazakhstan Mukhtar Tileuberdi took part in the 9th Ministerial Conference “Heart of Asia – Istanbul Process” under the slogan “Strengthening consensus for peace and development”. The Istanbul Process is a platform for political dialogue and regional cooperation aimed at establishing peace and prosperity in Afghanistan and the region as a whole.

The conference was attended by foreign ministers of Azerbaijan, Afghanistan, India, Iran, Turkey, Pakistan, Uzbekistan and representatives of the UN, OIC, CICA. The event participants exchanged views on regional security and cooperation in the context of Afghanistan.

Minister Tileuberdi underlined Kazakhstan continues to contribute to international efforts to stabilize the situation in Afghanistan, annually providing financial, technical and humanitarian assistance. He also stressed the importance of promoting inter-Afghan peace talks based on compromises, while expressing support for the latest initiatives of the “expanded Troika” in Moscow and the upcoming international conference on Afghanistan under the auspices of the UN in Turkey.

As a result of the event, the Dushanbe Declaration was adopted, which emphasized the need for further development of regional cooperation as an effective way to confront common challenges and strengthen security and stability in Afghanistan.

On the sidelines of the Istanbul process, M. Tileuberdi held bilateral talks with Foreign Minister Jeyhun Bayramov of Azerbaijan, Subramaniam Jaishankar of India, Abdulaziz Kamilov of Uzbekistan, Mahmud Qureshi of Pakistan and Sirojiddin Mukhriddin of Tajikistan. Ministers discussed main issues and prospects of interaction between the countries.