About the meeting of the rector of the Academy with the head of the OSCE Department (Astana, January 30, 2017)

Today, the rector of the Academy of law enforcement agencies under the Prosecutor General's office Ulan Baizhanov met with the head of the OSCE Department of economy and environment Andrey Muntyan.

Opening the meeting, U. Baizhanov noted that the OSCE has been making a significant contribution to strengthening the security architecture around the world for four decades, helping to unite countries in developing adequate responses to modern challenges.

In this context, the support of the Academy's initiatives in establishing a Regional hub is a symbol of the OSCE's commitment to the fundamental principles of security. In this regard, the rector of the Academy thanked the representative of the international organization for their assistance in promoting the project.

During the visit to Kazakhstan, Andrey Muntyan is expected to participate in advanced training courses for employees who are in the Presidential reserve. In this regard, U. Baizhanov expressed gratitude to the foreign guest for his readiness to share best practices in the fight against crime.

The interlocutors discussed the implementation of previously reached agreements, priority areas for the development of bilateral cooperation in 2017, and shared their vision for further cooperation in the implementation of joint projects.

U. Baizhanov informed the guest about the completion of some intermediate stages of work on the creation of the hub, familiarized with the tasks for the upcoming period, and proposed qualitatively new approaches to strengthen relationships.

"In the near future, the Academy plans to sign a Memorandum of understanding with the UN Office on drugs and crime on the creation of a hub, and start directly training specialists for the States of the Central Asian region," said the rector of the Academy.

Andrey Muntyan thanked for the warm welcome and the opportunity to exchange experience and opinions on priority areas of cooperation.

The representative of the international organization highly appreciated the level of interaction, emphasizing the Academy's contribution to the effective use of the scientific and educational sphere as a tool for solving global and regional problems.

The meeting was held in a friendly and constructive atmosphere, and allowed us to consolidate the positive dynamics of establishing partnership relations between the Academy and the OSCE.

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Academy of law enforcement agencies under the Prosecutor General's office