ASTANA, Kazakhstan, April 23. President of
Kazakhstan Kassym-Jomart Tokayev and OSCE Secretary General Feridun
Sinirlioğlu discussed prospects for strengthening cooperation
across key areas, Trend reports via the presidential press service.
Tokayev expressed gratitude to the OSCE Secretary General for
his active participation in the Regional Ecological Summit in
Astana, noting that the platform is aimed at identifying joint
solutions to shared environmental challenges facing Central Asia
and neighbouring regions.
During the meeting, both sides expressed interest in further
developing cooperation in sustainable development, climate
resilience, rational water resource management, and expanding
economic connectivity.
Tokayev also reaffirmed Kazakhstan’s commitment to strengthening
cooperation across all three dimensions of the OSCE, stressing that
the partnership is based on the principles of the 2010 Astana
Declaration of the OSCE Summit.
The president highlighted the priority of human rights,
democracy, and the rule of law in Kazakhstan’s national agenda. He
noted that the country is implementing a large-scale programme of
political and institutional modernization aimed at building a “Just
Kazakhstan.” According to him, the recent referendum and adoption
of the updated Constitution marked an important stage in the
transformation of the country’s political system, strengthening
accountability, the rule of law, and effective governance.
In turn, Sinirlioğlu thanked the president for the invitation to
participate in the Regional Ecological Summit and highly
appreciated Kazakhstan’s leadership in advancing the climate and
environmental agenda in Central Asia and beyond. He also underlined
Kazakhstan’s key role within the OSCE.
The sides additionally exchanged views on current regional and
international issues.
