SCO Secretary General Supports Political and Economic Reforms in Kazakhstan

Nur-Sultan, June 3, 2022 – First Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs of Kazakhstan Akan Rakhmetullin hold a meeting with Secretary General of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization Zhang Ming.

The First Deputy Head of the Kazakhstan foreign ministry congratulated the SCO Secretary General on taking high-occupation and wished him success in his responsible post.

Rakhmetullin thanked Zhang Ming for his personal participation in the SCO Observer Mission in the republican referendum on the adoption of amendments and additions to the Constitution of the Republic of Kazakhstan, which will be held on June 5, 2022.

The Kazakh diplomat noted that the participation of the Shanghai Organization mission in the elections reflex a high level of relations and cooperation within the SCO.

In turn, Zhang Ming praised the political and economic reforms initiated by the President of the Republic of Kazakhstan Kassym-Jomart Tokayev. He expressed confidence that the constitutional changes will bring the country to a new qualitative level and lead to an improvement in the welfare of citizens of Kazakhstan.

During the meeting, the participants discussed topical issues of further deepening multifaceted and mutually beneficial cooperation, the development of political, trade, economic, cultural and humanitarian cooperation of the SCO member states.

A constructive exchange of views on topical regional and international issues took place, and the issues of preparation for the upcoming SCO Leaders' Summit in Samarkand in the autumn of 2022 were also discussed.