Kazakhstan to continue humanitarian aid to Afghanistan - FM
ASTANA-ISTANBUL. November 2. KAZINFORM Kazakhstan is ready to continue to provide humanitarian aid to Afghanistan, Kazakh Foreign Minister Yerzhan Kazykhanov told the Istanbul Conference on Afghanistan on Wednesday.
"Over the past few years, Kazakhstan has continuously sent humanitarian assistance to Afghanistan. We will continue to do so in the future," he noted.
According to the Minister, Kazakhstan is ready to provide more grain, flour and food products for Afghanistan including under the procurement programmes of Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) and the World Food Programme (WFP).
'As you are aware, this year Kazakh farmers have the record grain harvest of 25 million tons," he stressed.
Kazykhanov reminded that every year up to 200 Afghan students study in our country. A total of 1,000 Afghan students will get education as doctors and teachers at Kazakh universities under a special programme that runs from 2010 to 2018. Kazakhstan has allocated USD 50 million for that programme.
"The bilateral Kazakh-Afghan intergovernmental commission on trade and economic cooperation operates successfully," he added.