Topical issues of bilateral cooperation in the field of environmental protection were discussed at the meeting of the Ambassador of the Republic of Kazakhstan Yerlik Ali with the Minister of Environment, Water and Forest Resources of Romania Mircea Fechet

18 September 2023, Bucharest - Ambassador of Kazakhstan Yerlik Ali held a meeting with the Minister of Environment, Water and Forest Resources of Romania Mircea Fechet.

During the meeting, the parties discussed issues related to the development of bilateral cooperation in the field of ecology, climate change and environmental protection, as well as exchanged information on state policy in the field of environmental protection and rational use of transboundary rivers.

In the context of the global climate crisis, views were also exchanged on waste management, climate change and air pollution.

The Ambassador of Kazakhstan briefed the interlocutor on the results of the meeting of the Council of Heads of Founding States of the International Fund for Saving the Aral Sea, as well as the decisions taken by the Central Asian countries on environmental and socio-economic problems of the Aral Sea basin.

He informed that in order to solve problematic issues of effective use of water-energy resources of Central Asia, a new authority - the Ministry of Water Resources and Irrigation was established in Kazakhstan.

Following the meeting, the parties expressed interest in concluding a relevant document in the field of environmental protection between the relevant ministries of two countries. An agreement was also reached to organize expert meetings soon to identify mutually acceptable areas of bilateral cooperation.