Kazakhstan continues support of NUG

Kazakhstan ambassador to Washington in an exclusive interview with Ariananews said that his country is eager to launch extensive training programs for Afghan students in Kazakhstan.

Khairat Omar Off, Kazakhstan ambassador to Washington noted that his country is optimistic about the future of Afghanistan; adding they are also ready to design and implement infrastructure projects in Afghanistan.

“Afghanistan current government is very active in strengthening ties with other countries which is a new development and encouraging.

Kazakhstan’s commitment to Afghanistan’s reconstruction is proved by its role in international conferences on the country such as the Bonn Conference, Istanbul Process, Regional Economic Cooperation Conference for Afghanistan (RECCA), NATO Summit in Chicago, Tokyo conference, Istanbul Process Ministerial Conference in Almaty and other international events on Afghanistan.

Having historic ties and long-standing relations with Afghanistan, Kazakhstan has always made efforts to help Afghanistan overcome the challenges. It has provided continued supports to Afghanistan in economic, political and cultural areas. 

Kazakhstan provided 2,000 tons of wheat in October 2008; 1,300 tons of powdered milk in April 2009; and 6,000 tons of rice in April 2010 as humanitarian aid to Afghanistan.

In April 2011, the Republic of Kazakhstan delivered 60 tons of buckwheat and 160,000 liters of oil to Afghanistan. In November 2013, the government of the Republic of Kazakhstan decided to provide $6 million humanitarian aid in form of food for to the people of Afghanistan. This assistance arrived in Afghanistan in March and May of this year, which consisted of 71,266 tons of wheat flour, 1,000 tons of sugar and 9,189 tons butter.

Regarding mutual ties between Kabul and Astana, relations between the parliaments of the two countries are expanding.

One of the other key areas where Kazakhstan has rightly made investments for the Afghan people is the education and higher education sector. In every country, the purpose of higher education is to train professional and skilled workforce for running the states’ affairs. The people who obtain knowledge through higher education become efficient leaders in the future and lead the economic, political and cultural affairs of their countries.

Regarding business and trade, Afghanistan and Kazakhstan have good and progressive relations. Kazakhstan has made efforts to make the relationship further better. For instance, an inter-governmental commission for trade and economic cooperation between Kazakhstan and Afghanistan was seven years ago.

Reported by Nazira Azim Karimi