On the telephone conversation of the Kazakh Foreign Minister with the Executive Secretary of ESCAP

Nur-Sultan, April 13, 2021 - The Deputy Prime-Minister – Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Kazakhstan Mukhtar Tileuberdі had a phone conversation with the UN Under-Secretary-General and the Executive Secretary of the UN Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (ESCAP) Armida Alisjahbana.

The sides discussed the current state of cooperation between Kazakhstan and ESCAP, as well as the prospects for its further expansion.

Ms. Alisjahbana also proposed to the Foreign Minister of Kazakhstan to take over the chairmanship at the 77^th Annual session of ESCAP, which is the highest governing body of the Commission. The session is scheduled to be held on April 26-29, 2021 in a mixed format, with the participation of heads of state, government and ministers from 53 countries of the Asia-Pacific region.

M. Tileuberdi accepted this proposal with gratitude.

The UN Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (ESCAP) was established in March 1947. ESCAP is headquartered in Bangkok. The Commission has been created to assist the socio-economic development of the Asia and Pacific countries through the enhancement of regional and subregional cooperation.

The Commission includes 53 countries and 9 territories endowed with the status of associate members. ESCAP is the most universal organization in the Asia-Pacific region and the largest of the UN regional commissions in terms of geographic coverage and population size.