Egypt expressed its intention to study Kazakhstan’s best practice in the social sphere

Cairo, November 10, 2024 -  Kazakhstan's Ambassador to Cairo Kairat Lama Sharif met with the newly appointed Minister of Social Cooperation of Egypt Maya Morsi, during which handed over to her an official congratulatory letter by the Minister of Labor and Social Protection of Population of the Republic of Kazakhstan Svetlana Zhakupova. In the letter, Minister S.Zhakupova highly praised the effective partnership between the two brotherly countries and expressed confidence in the further dynamic development of cooperation.

During the conversation, the Kazakh diplomat presented the agenda of the 6th joint meeting of the Kazakh-Egyptian intergovernmental commission on trade, economic, cultural, humanitarian and scientific-technical cooperation, which is planned to be held in Astana in 2025. In turn, the Minister of Social Cooperation of Egypt, M.Morsi, expressed her readiness to actively participate in this process and shared information about the social protection system of Egypt called “Solidarity and Dignity” (Takaful wa Karama).

At the same time, during the meeting, the Egyptian side was informed that since the beginning of the year, more than 202 thousand people have received public services in Kazakhstan through the digital family card, as well as about the use of rehabilitation centers in the field of social protection of the population of public-private partnership mechanisms.

For reference: Dr. Maya Morsi is the former member of the UN CEDAW for 2023-2024. Currently the head of the Supreme Council of the Arab Women's Organization and the head of the executive bureau of the Women's Development Organization of the Organization of Islamic Cooperation.