International cooperation in field of rights of refugees and stateless persons discussed at Kazakh FM

First Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Kazakhstan Akan Rakhmetullin met with Dumitru Lipcanu, Acting Representative of the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) in Central Asia, El.kz cites Kazakh FM.

The parties discussed the status and prospects of cooperation on reducing statelessness, providing protection and humanitarian assistance to refugees, internally displaced persons and stateless persons.

The Kazakh diplomat emphasized the importance of improving national legislation in the field of refugee protection, as well as Kazakhstan’s actions to provide assistance and humanitarian aid to refugees.

The interlocutors confirmed the intention to continue cooperation between Kazakhstan and UNHCR in order to improve the rights and humanitarian protection of refugees.