Overview
On 29–30 May 2025, Kazakhstan is hosting the Astana International Forum (AIF) under the theme “Connecting Minds, Shaping the Future.” The Forum serves as a global platform for dialogue and cooperation on today’s most pressing challenges.
The plenary session on 29 May featured keynote addresses by President of Kazakhstan Kassym-Jomart Tokayev, President of Rwanda Paul Kagame, President of North Macedonia Gordana Siljanovska-Davkova, Secretary General of the Council of Europe Alain Berset, former UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon (now President and Chair of the Global Green Growth Institute), and Qu Dongyu, Director-General of the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO). Other distinguished participants from around the world also took part.
This factsheet provides key points from President Tokayev’s speech as well as a summary of key messages from other speakers at the Forum.