The basic provisions of President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev’s Address to the Nation of Kazakhstan, as well as the experience of our country in the field of combating corruption and developing digitalization were presented in the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE)

The basic provisions of President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev’s Address to the Nation of Kazakhstan, as well as the experience of our country in the field of combating corruption and developing digitalization were presented in the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE)

Ensuring security, stability and economic growth in the OSCE area by means of countering corruption and increasing transparency through the use of innovation and digitalization became the basic agenda of the 28th Economic and Environmental Forum chaired by Albania in the OSCE, which was held in Prague in a hybrid format on 10-11 September 2020.

The Permanent Representative of Kazakhstan to the OSCE, Ambassador Kairat Sarybay in his speech at the opening session of the Forum, pointed out that the issues of combating corruption, the development of digitalization and environmental protection are being attached a great attention by the Government, which were mentioned by President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev in his recent Address. Seven basic principles of the country's new economic course were presented to the OSCE participating States. The Kazakh diplomat also stressed that on January 1, 2020, the country joined to the Group of States against Corruption (GRECO), as well as Kazakhstan intends to join the Council of Europe Criminal Law Convention on Corruption.

The First Deputy Chairman of the Anti-Corruption Agency Olzhas Bektenov, who took part as a keynote speaker via online at the First Session of the Forum, informed about the measures taken by the authorities to combat corruption using digital technologies, in particular, within the framework of the implementation of the state programs "Digital Kazakhstan" and development e-government, which contribute to transparency and thereby reduce and combat corruption in the country.

The Forum gathered senior government officials and experts from academia, NGOs, international organizations and the private sector of the 57 OSCE participating States, as well as the representatives of the Ministry of Ecology, Geology and Mineral Resources of the Republic of Kazakhstan.

At the margins of the Forum, Ambassador Kairat Sarybay also held a range of meetings with the heads of delegations of the OSCE participating States, and he exchanged views on the agenda of the Organization and issues of further cooperation between the countries.