Kazakhstan’s Foreign Minister Meets with SCO Secretary General

Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Kazakhstan, Murat Nurtleu, held a meeting with Nurlan Yermekbayev, Secretary General of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO), according to Kazakhstan’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA), The Caspian Post reports.

During the conversation, Minister Nurtleu congratulated Yermekbayev on assuming the position of SCO Secretary General and assured of Kazakhstan’s unchanged and active position in supporting multidisciplinary cooperation within the Organization.

The parties reviewed the current activities of the Shanghai Organization and preparations for the high-level events planned for this year, including preparations for the summit of heads of state in China.

Special attention was paid to further implementation of the agreements reached at the meeting of the SCO Heads of State Council in Astana in July 2024. In particular, specific measures were discussed to improve SCO activities and reveal the potential the Organization.

In turn, Secretary General Yermekbayev, emphasizing the active role of Kazakhstan in the activities of the Organization, informed about the priority areas of work for the coming period.