Kazakh delegation participates in IMO Assembly’s 29th session
LONDON. KAZINFORM A delegation of Kazakhstan headed by Ambassador Erzhan Kazykhanov participated in the 29th session of the International Maritime Organisation Assembly in London. The representatives of the Kazakh Ministry of Investments and Development attended the meeting too.
Speaking at the session, Ambassador Erzhan Kazykhanov underlined the importance of Kazakhstan’s co-operation with the IMO to develop the maritime transport of our country. The Ambassador also informed on the steps taken to expand the port infrastructure, to activate shipping in the Caspian Sea and to integrate Kazakhstan into the international traffic flow.
Ambassador Kazykhanov briefed about the reforms held in Kazakhstan on further developing the multimodal transport infrastructure, including port capacity expansion, an increase in the national merchant marine, creation of the national sailors recruiting system and enhancing safety of navigation, which are being undertaken in line with the Plan of the Nation – the 100 concrete steps to implement the five institutional reforms of the President of Kazakhstan.
Besides, Ambassador Kazykhanov stressed an importance of the IMO’s assistance in preparation for the compulsory audit of Kazakhstan’s maritime transport system to be held in early 2017.
The International Maritime Organisation is a global inter-governmental association established in 1948 and a specialised agency of the United Nations responsible for developing a comprehensive regulatory framework for shipping. Source: http://www.kazembassy.org.uk/