Ambassador of Kazakhstan to Italy, Yerbolat Sembayev, meets with students of Aristotelian State Science Lyceum in Rome

Rome, December 6, 2022. The meeting was organised with the assistance of Global Action, a non-profit organisation, as part of the Education Diplomacy project, an international educational programme for students on diplomacy and the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals.

The meeting started with a video about Kazakhstan, showcasing the natural beauty of the country, customs and traditions of the Kazakh people, the modern architecture of the capital city Astana.

Ambassador Yerbolat Sembayev presented the students with an in-depth information about Kazakhstan, underpinning it with interesting facts related to our country. He has briefed the Italian students on the history and culture of the Kazakh people, geographical and climatic features of the largest country in Central Asia.

He also highlighted major foreign policy initiatives, such as Kazakhstan’s contribution to global disarmament and non-proliferation, as well as the development of intercultural and inter-civilizational dialogue.

Director of the Science Lyceum Alessandra Savarese, who attended the meeting, thanked Ambassador Sembayev for his informative presentation and stressed the importance of cultural exchange between our countries for young students.

In turn, the coordinator of Diplomacy Education Marika Urbini also thanked the Embassy of Kazakhstan in Rome for the participation in the project and expressed hope for joint realisation of the next steps of the project.

At the end of his presentation, the Ambassador Yerbolat Sembayev answered questions of high school students, who aroused great interest to Kazakhstan. The questions touched on various topics, such as state symbols of the Republic of Kazakhstan, the form of government, energy, sustainable development and others.