Kazakhstan Institute for Strategic Studies under the President of the Republic of Kazakhstan

The Address to the People of Kazakhstan by President

of the Republic of Kazakhstan Kassym-Jomart Tokayev

Unity of the people and systemic reforms are a solid foundation for the nation’s prosperity

Our course is immutable, the goal is clear. We know what must be done to achieve it

On February 24, 2022, a meeting was held at the Kazakhstan Institute for Strategic Studies under the President of the Republic of Kazakhstan with the Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the French Republic in the Republic of Kazakhstan, Didier Canesse, and the First Counselor of the Embassy, ​​Dominique Genty.

From KazISS under the President of the Republic of Kazakhstan, the meeting was attended by Director Yerkin Tukumov, Deputy Director Sanat Kushkumbayev, Head of the Department of International Studies Asel Nazarbetova, Head of the Department of Sociological Studies Zhanna Karimova.

During the meeting, the possibilities of expanding international contacts of KazISS with French think tanks were discussed. For his part, Ambassador Didier Canesse expressed his intention to provide full support in this direction.

Following the meeting, the parties confirmed the importance of the exchange of views and commitment to the further development of a productive partnership between the KazISS under the President of the Republic of Kazakhstan and the Embassy of the French Republic in the Republic of Kazakhstan. In particular, to establish cooperation with French analytical structures engaged in research on Central Asia, for example, with the French Institute of International Relations, to hold joint events with the support of the French Embassy in Kazakhstan - conferences, round tables, expert discussions with the participation of French researchers specializing in in Central Asia and Kazakhstan.