Nur-Sultan hosts the 2nd Congress of Honorary Consuls

On September 26, 2019, the 2nd Congress of the Honorary Consuls of the Republic of Kazakhstan abroad and the Honorary Consuls of foreign states accredited in our country was held in Nur-Sultan.

The event was organized within the framework of the 12th Eurasian KazEnergy Forum in cooperation with the KazEnergy Association, the Republican Public Association “Society of Honorary Consuls” and Kazakh Invest.

In his speech, Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs of Kazakhstan Yermek Kosherbayev noted the importance of developing the institute of Honorary Consul in the current environment of globalization as a bridge between the business community and government agencies, and stressed the need to enhance the activities of the Honorary Consuls in establishing and expanding the areas of interaction in trade, economic and investment sectors.

In turn, Director of the Department of Consular Services at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Kazakhstan Tauboldy Umbetbayev focused on increasing the effectiveness of the Honorary Consuls of Kazakhstan in providing legal assistance to persons in force majeure and emergency situations, as well as on a wide range of issues of the consular service.

During the Congress, the issues of increasing the efficiency of protecting mechanisms for the rights and interests of individuals and legal entities of Kazakhstan abroad, visa regime and rules of stay for foreigners in Kazakhstan and Kazakhstanis abroad were discussed.

Over 60 Kazakhstani and foreign Honorary Consuls, as well as representatives of the business community and members of the public, participated in the Congress.