Jeddah, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
Kazakh President HE Mr. Kassym-Jomart Tokayev, during the proceedings of the Central Asian Gulf Cooperation Council Summit, noted that the meeting of the leaders of Central Asia and Gulf Arab States is of great importance, is the imperatives of our era and is indicative of the mutual striving to bring the multifaceted cooperation to a brand -new level.
The President of Kazakhstan also emphasized the importance of ensuring food security and underscored the role of the Islamic Organization for Food Security.
“Food security remains a top priority.
Kazakhstan is interested in increasing the volume and diversifying the structure of export deliveries of agricultural products to the Arab countries. Our country is one of the ten largest producers of wheat and flour in the world.
The experience and capacity of our Arab partners in the production, processing and certification of organic and halal products are in high demand. In this context, we consider it necessary to continue work on the synchronization of standards, the system of technical regulation and certification.
We can effectively implement all these tasks by utilizing the potential of the Islamic Organization for Food Security.”
The President continued by adding:
“We are sincerely grateful to the leadership of Qatar for their active efforts as the Chair of the Islamic Organization for Food Security. Separately, I would like to note the significant contribution of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (KSA) in supporting the activities of the Organization.
In order to strengthen global food security, I propose creating a Mechanism of meetings of Ministers of Agriculture in order to expand cooperation in this field."
