First Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs of Kazakhstan Kairat Umarov met with the UN Assistant Secretary-General for the Rule of Law and Security Institutions Alexander Zuev during his working visit to Kazakhstan, El.kz cites MFA.
During the meeting, the parties discussed the current state and prospects of cooperation between Kazakhstan and the United Nations in the field of peacekeeping activities of the Organization.
Kairat Umarov noted Kazakhstan’s support for UN efforts to strengthen international peace and security. He informed about the participation of the Kazakh military contingent in the Organization’s peacekeeping missions in Lebanon, Western Sahara, the Central African Republic and the Democratic Republic of the Congo.
First Deputy Minister stressed that Kazakhstan cooperates closely with the UN, including on the basis of the only Peacekeeping Training Center in the region of the Ministry of Defense of the Republic of Kazakhstan “KAZCENT”, where UN-certified courses on peacekeeping are taught.
Alexander Zuev highly appreciated Kazakhstan's contribution in this direction, and also expressed the UN's readiness to contribute to strengthening cooperation, including the possible participation of police personnel of the Republic of Kazakhstan in UN peacekeeping missions.
During his visit, Zuev also held meetings with relevant government agencies of the Republic of Kazakhstan.