Kazakh Secretary of State meets with UNESCO Director-General in Paris

At the meeting, the sides praised high level of development of cooperation between UNESCO and Kazakhstan as well as Kazakhstan's commitment to noble goals and principles of the organization. The Kazakh Secretary of State briefed UNESCO Director-General on the measures implemented by the Government of Kazakhstan to develop education, science, culture and gender equality. Irina Bokova, in turn, highly lauded support that the Kazakh leadership renders to organizations through financing a number of programs and Kazakhstan's active role in UNESCO activities. She went on to confirm her participation in the upcoming Congress of Leaders of World and Traditional Religions in Astana this June. According to Ms Bokova, the congress plays a pivotal role in global agenda. Recall that Mausoleum of Khoja Ahmed Yasawi, petroglyphs within the archaeological landscape of Tamgaly, Silk Road, and Saryarka - steppe and lakes of northern Kazakhstan were inscribed on the World Heritage List.