Kazakhstan and Saudi Arabia intend to actively develop cooperation in the cultural and humanitarian sphere

On November 22, 2023, in Riyadh, H.E. Mr. Berik Aryn, the Ambassador of Kazakhstan to Saudi Arabia, held a meeting with H.E. Dr. Sara bint Abdul Rahman Al-Sayed, the Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs for public diplomacy of the KSA.
During the meeting, the parties discussed issues of developing bilateral cooperation in the cultural and humanitarian sphere, including the possibility of organizing joint or participating in cultural, sports and tourism events held in the two countries.
Diplomats noted the close interaction between the two countries in the field of promoting interreligious dialogue and the progressive cooperation between the Parliament of Kazakhstan and the Shura Council of the KSA. In this context, Amb. B.Aryn emphasized the active participation of representatives of Saudi Arabia in the sessions of the Congress of Leaders of World and Traditional Religions in Kazakhstan and their role in promoting the ideas of this forum.
Besides, they discussed issues of expanding cooperation in the educational field, including through the signing of a memorandum and intensifying direct contacts between leading universities of the two countries.
The parties agreed to keep on organizing joint events, comprising the preparation and holding of the upcoming 6th meeting of the Kazakh-Saudi Intergovernmental Commission on Trade, Economic, Scientific, Technical and Cultural Cooperation.