Kazakh Minister attends Fourth EU-Central Asia High-Level Conference

Kapparov told about the progress of developing the strategy of Kazakhstan's transition to "green" economy and highlighted the country's efforts to improve people's health and living standards.

In this regard, he drew the audience's attention to the possibilities of expanding cooperation through the program "Green Bridge". The Minister said "the Green Bridge is a practical mechanism to create conditions for a transition to "green" economy, carried out through the transfer of advanced technologies and best practices of environmental management, open to all interested parties, countries and organizations. Kapparov noted that implementation of "green" projects in the Aral Sea basin were among the priorities of the "Green Bridge" Program.

N.Kapparov praised the work of the International Fund for Saving the Aral Sea in the area of ​​strengthening cooperation and noted the successful experience of the European Union in the sequential implementation of the principles of integrated water resources management and development of available energy saving technologies.

"In this regard, we are grateful to the European Union for the successful cooperation in the framework of the water initiative for Central Asia, the so-called "Berlin Process" implemented under the Strategy for a New Partnership between the EU and the countries of Central Asia", said N.Kapparov.