Promoting and Strengthening Interethnic Harmony Discussed in Vienna

Vienna, January 22, 2025 – The Permanent Representative of Kazakhstan in Vienna, Mukhtar Tileuberdi, held a meeting with the newly appointed OSCE High Commissioner on National Minorities, Christophe Kamp. The current state and prospects of cooperation between Kazakhstan and the Office of the High Commissioner, including efforts to promote and strengthen interethnic harmony, were discussed.

Ambassador Tileuberdi congratulated Christophe Kamp on his appointment to the high position and noted that Kazakhstan highly values the activities of the High Commissioner, aimed at preventing interethnic conflicts at the earliest stages. He informed the High Commissioner about the work of the Assembly of the People of Kazakhstan, which celebrates its 30th anniversary this year, and invited Ambassador Kamp to visit Kazakhstan to familiarize himself with the country's experience in maintaining interethnic harmony and unity.

The Kazakh diplomat emphasized the importance of continuing cooperation with the High Commissioner in developing multilingual and multicultural education based on native languages within the framework of the Central Asia Education Program (CEAP).

For his part, High Commissioner Kamp noted Kazakhstan's valuable experience as a polyethnic country in strengthening unity and conducting inclusive integration policies. He also reaffirmed the HCNM's readiness to further expand cooperation with Kazakhstan in the humanitarian sphere.