Kazakhstan for the first time headed the regional metrology organization COOMET

On September 19 at the 35th meeting of COOMET metrology organization, Director General of Kazakhstan Institute of Standardization and Metrology Gabit Mukhambetov officially took office of COOMET President for the period from 2023 to 2026.

The COOMET Metrology Organization, founded in 1991, unites 16 member countries, including Armenia, Azerbaijan, Belarus, Bosnia and Herzegovina, China, Cuba, Georgia, Germany, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Moldova, Russia, Slovakia, Tajikistan, Turkey and Uzbekistan. The main objective of the organization is to increase the capacity to provide metrological services and to contribute to the elimination of technical barriers to world trade between member countries.

It should be noted that for the first time Kazakhstan won the elections of COOMET President in May of this year, having received the support of 11 out of 16 member countries of the organization.

This important event emphasizes the leading role of Kazakhstan in the field of metrology