The Ambassador of Kazakhstan to Riyadh Met with the Minister of Education of Saudi Arabia

Riyadh, October 27, 2024 – The Minister of Education of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, Yousef bin Abdullah AlBunyan, received the Ambassador of the Republic of Kazakhstan to the Kingdom, Madiyar Menilbekov.

During the meeting, the parties discussed a wide range of issues related to the prospects for cooperation in the field of education and expressed their readiness to take steps to expand ties in higher education and science.

Ambassador Madiyar Menilbekov informed his interlocutor about the key points of the Nation address by President K.Tokayev to the people of Kazakhstan and provided updates on the current domestic political situation in Kazakhstan, emphasizing the ongoing reforms that entail significant political and socio-economic transformations in the country and society as a whole.

The Ambassador also highlighted the main achievements over 30 years of bilateral political, trade-economic, and cultural-humanitarian cooperation.

M.Menilbekov noted Kazakhstan's interest in developing cooperation with the Kingdom in higher education and signing a relevant agreement in this area.

Minister Y. AlBunyan emphasized that the Kingdom attaches great importance to developing cooperation with Kazakhstan in education and discussed priority areas for international collaboration, particularly the practice of offering 117 annual grants for foreign students to study at Saudi universities. In this context, he expressed the Saudi side's readiness to allocate grants for Kazakhstan students as well.