Public Council on the activities of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Kazakhstan held a regular meeting

Nur-Sultan, December 23, 2020 – The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Kazakhstan held a regular meeting of the Public Council on the activities of the MFA in an online format under the chairmanship of the Chairman of the Committee on Foreign Affairs, Defense and Security of Mazhilis of Parliament of Kazakhstan, Mukhtar Yerman.

Opening the meeting, Minister of Foreign Affairs Mukhtar Tileuberdi summed up the results of the outgoing year and shared the plans of the Ministry for the upcoming year. In particular, he noted that despite the cancellation of many events due to the COVID-19 pandemic, in 2020 the Ministry organized 15 international events and 16 visits with the participation of the country's leadership, as well as 40 events of the appropriate level in an online format.

Regarding the plan for 2021, the Minister noted that in the activities of the Foreign Ministry, considerable attention will be paid to such events as the 30th anniversary of Independence of Kazakhstan, the chairmanship of the country in the CICA and the Council of Heads of Government of the SCO Member States, which will celebrate its 20th anniversary, the WTO Ministerial Conference in Nur-Sultan, the 30th anniversary of the closure of the Semipalatinsk nuclear test site and other events.

In turn, Mr. Yerman stated the importance of constructive interaction between government bodies, the expert community and civil society.

During the meeting, representatives of the Foreign Ministry reported on the features of investment under modern conditions, on the current state of the legal framework of Kazakhstan, as well as the challenges of the beginning of Kazakhstan's chairmanship in the CICA.

Jamila Asanova, member of the Public Council, Executive Director of Association for Development of CIvil Society, also made a report on the topic "Looking into the Future Development of Central Asian Civil Society 2025".

During the discussion, the council members voiced a number of proposals to strengthen effective interaction with the Ministry. The next meeting of the Public Council on the activities of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs is scheduled for May 2021.