The Permanent Representative of Kazakhstan co-hosted a working meeting in preparation for the upcoming SPECA events in Almaty

Geneva, October 11, 2022 – The Permanent Representative of the Republic of Kazakhstan to the UN Office and other international organizations in Geneva, Yerlan Alimbayev together with the UN Economic Commission for Europe (UNECE) co-hosted a working meeting with the permanent representatives of the UN Special Program for the Economics of Central Asia (SPECA) member countries to discuss current and future issues of cooperation.

 Permanent Representative Alimbayev informed the lunch participants about the upcoming SPECA (Economic Forum and Governing Council Meeting) events in November this year in Almaty, including plans and outcome documents of SPECA activities.

During the meeting participants paid a special attention to the issues of strengthening the SPECA mandate and deepening regional cooperation within the framework of the current chairmanship of the Republic of Kazakhstan in it.

In preparation for the SPECA events in Almaty, the diplomats discussed the High-Level Conference on the digital transformation of information exchange in supply chains using UNECE standards, scheduled to be held in Baku (Azerbaijan) on October 31, 2022.

Yerlan Alimbayev emphasized the importance of Kazakhstan's participation in this conference and the promotion of work on digitalization in the SPECA region to strengthen cross-border cooperation and achieve the SDGs until 2030.

In its turn, UNECE noted the active participation of Kazakhstan in the SPECA region and support for various initiatives of the Organization.