Deputy Foreign Minister held a meeting with the new UN Resident Coordinator for Kazakhstan

Nur-Sultan, November 20, 2020 - Deputy Foreign Minister Yerzhan Ashikbayev held a meeting with the newly appointed UN Resident Coordinator for Kazakhstan, Michaela Friberg-Storey.

During the conversation, the parties exchanged views on all areas of interaction between the Republic of Kazakhstan and the UN structures and stressed the mutual commitment of the parties to further deepen and expand cooperation.

The focus was particularly on the implementation of the 17 Global Sustainable Development Goals and the joint combat against the COVID-19 pandemic and its socio-economic repercussions. The Sustainable Development Cooperation Framework between the government of the Republic of Kazakhstan and the UN for 2021-2025 will be the basis for interaction between the parties.

At the end of the meeting, Ms. Friberg-Storey thanked the Government of Kazakhstan for the warm welcome and expressed confidence in the further development of a strong and trusting relationship between Kazakhstan and the UN.