On online meeting with the United Nations Country Team in Kazakhstan

Nur-Sultan, April 30, 2021 – Deputy Foreign Minister Akan Rakhmetullin held an online meeting with the UN Resident Coordinator for Kazakhstan, Michaela Friberg-Storey, as well as the heads of regional and country agencies and UN structures accredited in Kazakhstan.

At the meeting, Akan Rakhmetullin briefed the partners on key foreign policy priorities of Kazakhstan in the context of cooperation with the UN. The parties also exchanged views on the key areas of cooperation of Kazakhstan with the UN structures and the prospects for its further enhancement.

Particular attention was given to the implementation of the 17 Global Sustainable Development Goals and the joint fight against the COVID-19 pandemic and its negative socio-economic impact. The Sustainable Development Cooperation Framework for 2021-2025 between the UN and the Government of Kazakhstan will become the basis for joint activities.

The Deputy Foreign Minister also highlighted the interest of Kazakhstan in establishing cooperation with the UN structures in the field of official development assistance within the framework of the newly established International Development Agency KazAID.

The participants reaffirmed their commitments to the results-oriented and pragmatic cooperation between Kazakhstan and the UN.