Ambassador of Kazakhstan took part in the Ministerial Roundtable on Future Minerals

On January 10, 2023, a Ministerial Roundtable was held in Riyadh within the second edition of the Future Minerals Forum, which will be held on January 11-12 in the Saudi capital.

The meeting was attended by more than 60 countries represented by Ministers and senior officials, as well as 21 leaders of multilateral organizations, agencies, mining industry and Non-Government Organizations.

Kazakhstan was represented at the event by H.E. Mr. Berik Aryn, the Ambassador of Kazakhstan to Saudi Arabia.

The purpose of the Roundtable was to promote dialogue on the future development of the mining sector, investment in mining and enhancement of collaboration across the region encompassing Africa, West and Central Asia.

During the event, participants agreed the global minerals sector finds itself at a moment of great challenge and opportunity as countries and companies continue to navigate the public health, supply chain, and economic disruption that has resulted amid the COVID-19 pandemic and other geopolitical changes in the world.

The delegates noted that these challenges present the regions and partners with enormous opportunity for technological advancement. Particularly, there was consensus on minerals and metals being vital to achieving a cleaner economy through new and emerging technologies, including electric vehicles, battery storage and renewables energies, as demand for these critical minerals is accelerating.

Following the event, participants agreed to continue collaboration and coordination among their countries and praised the role of the Ministerial Roundtable and the importance of its outcomes in the development of mineral industries.