Engagement with Kazakhstan discussed at meeting with PIARC World Road Association in Paris
Permanent delegate of Kazakhstan to International Organizations in Paris Askar Abdrakhmanov met with President of the PIARC World Road Association Nazir Alli and its Secretary General Patrick Mallejac, Kazinform News Agency has learnt from the Kazakh Foreign Ministry.
Chair of Kazakhstan’s PIARC National Committee Berik Kamaliev also attended the meeting held on the sidelines of the kick-off meetings for the technical committees of PIARC.
The parties noted the active bilateral engagement since Kazakhstan officially joined PIARC in 2022. In particular, last year the two visits of the PIARC leadership to Kazakhstan took place, which included substantial negotiations in the Government of Kazakhstan and participation in the KazTraffic international exhibition. In addition, a high-level delegation of Kazakhstan headed by Minister of Transport of Kazakhstan Marat Karabayev participated in the XXVII World Road Congress in Prague, during which an agreement was signed in recognition of the status of the National Committee of PIARC in Kazakhstan.
The PIARC leadership welcomed the first participation in the work of its technical committees of a solid group of Kazakh road specialists and noted the country’s significant potential in the development of international transport corridors.
