Ministry of Foreign Affairs Holds Webinar with First Permanent Representative of Kazakhstan to UN
Nur-Sultan, 24 February 2022 – The series of events to commemorate the 30th anniversary of Kazakhstan’s accession to the UN opened with a webinar to discuss the historic role of this event for Kazakhstan’s diplomacy and topical issues in the development of the universal international organization.
The event was attended by Ambassador at Large of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Kazakhstan, Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Kazakh SSR and the Republic of Kazakhstan in 1989–1991 and the first Permanent Representative of our country to the UN Ms. Akmaral Arystanbekova, Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of Kazakhstan to Israel Satybaldy Burshakov, to Malaysia Bulat Sugurbayev and to South Africa Kanat Tumysh, Kazakh diplomats from various subdivisions of the Ministry and the Kazakh diplomatic missions in 33 countries, students of the Institute of Diplomacy of the Academy of Public Administration and students of the departments of international relations of Kazakh universities. In total, more than 100 people attended the event.
At the beginning of the webinar, participants watched a documentary film with archive footage of March 2, 1992, refreshing the images of one of the most important events that confirmed independence of the new state on the political map of the world.
In her remarks, Ambassador Arystanbekova spoke about the preparations for Kazakhstan’s accession to the UN and the particularities of implementing this truly historic decision of the country’s leadership at the time. In addition, she shared with the audience her assessment of the importance of multilateral diplomacy mechanisms for the practical strengthening of peace and security regionally and globally.
During the webinar, attendees asked the speaker a number of questions on the role of the UN in the history of international relations, the importance of cooperation with it for the implementation of Kazakhstan’s foreign policy goals and the development of its diplomatic service, current challenges and trends in international politics, the prospects for achieving the Sustainable Development Goals, the avenues for employing digital technologies, including artificial intelligence, as well as gender equality and scientific diplomacy. All questions were fully answered and clarified, and the importance of continued effective cooperation between Kazakhstan and the UN and its specialized agencies was noted.
At the end of the webinar, participants noted the importance of holding such meetings on a regular basis, where people of different generations can obtain valuable information about the history of Kazakhstani and global diplomacy, and engage in meaningful discussions of current issues of international relations.