ASTANA: Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs of Kazakhstan Murat Nurtleu has met with Special Representative of the UN Secretary-General and Head of the UN Regional Centre for Preventive Diplomacy for Central Asia (UNRCCA) Kakha Imnadze and agreed to strengthen peace and security of Central Asia.
Imnadze visited Kazakhstan to attend the sixth Consultative Meeting of the Heads of State of Central Asian countries to take place this week.
During the meeting, both sides highlighted Central Asia’s growing significance and the region’s challenges. They stressed the importance of strengthening and developing preventive diplomacy tools to ensure peace and security in the region.
Nurtleu reaffirmed Kazakhstan’s commitment to the UN’s leading role in addressing security and sustainable development challenges. He stressed Kazakhstan’s priority for cooperating with the UN.
“We are pleased to welcome you to Astana for the annual meeting of Central Asian Heads of State. Kazakhstan is eager to continue advancing various constructive initiatives in the region, with the active involvement of the UN,” Nurtleu said.
Imnadze lauded d Kazakhstan’s current chairmanship in several regional organizations and expressed gratitude for the country’s dedication to multilateralism.
“I congratulate Kazakhstan on its successful chairmanship in key regional organizations and for hosting the sixth Consultative Meeting, which is crucial for the Central Asian region. As Head of the UNRCCA, I am committed to positively strengthening multifaceted regional cooperation,” Imnadze said.
The meeting ended with both sides reaffirming their commitment to maintaining close links at all levels and wishing each other fruitful cooperation.
The UN Regional Centre for Preventive Diplomacy for Central Asia, founded in 2007 at the initiative of the five Central Asian states, is a special political mission of the UN Department of Political and Peacebuilding Affairs.
