H.E. Zehra Zümrüt SELÇUK paid a courtesy visit to H.E. Yerkebulan SAPIYEV, Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Republic of Kazakhstan to the Republic of Türkiye. The meeting aimed to expand cooperation and explore new avenues of collaboration.

The discussions between the two sides revolved around augmenting the scope of collaboration between SESRIC and Kazakhstan. Notably, SESRIC is poised to host a cohort of Kazakh university students, offering them insights into the OIC, its mission, structure, and the pivotal role SESRIC plays in fostering solidarity and collaboration among OIC countries.

During the meeting, H.E. SELÇUK underlined that Kazakh national institutions have both benefited from and contributed to the SESRIC’s activities. Since the initiation of SESRIC's various capacity-building programs and projects, a total of 80 capacity-building activities have been organized, catering to the needs of 204 experts from public institutions of the Republic of Kazakhstan, she added.

In turn, H.E. SAPIYEV thanked H.E. SELÇUK for her kind visit and for the mutual support extended by SESRIC to Kazakh institutions, emphasizing that they have actively participated in capacity-building activities, ranging from central banking to statistics, agriculture to tourism, among others. In this regard, collaboration with the Bureau of National Statistics (BNS) of the Agency for Strategic Planning and Reforms of the Republic of Kazakhstan has been notably very productive.

The meeting ended with both dignitaries renewing their commitment towards fostering cooperation, leveraging expertise, and advancing socio-economic development within the OIC countries and beyond.