Abu Dhabi: Emirates Diplomatic Academy (EDA), the UAE’s leading institution specialising in international relations, diplomacy, education, executive training and research, signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with the Academy of Public Administration under the President of the Republic of Kazakhstan.
The MoU was signed at a ceremony celebrating 25 years of UAE-Kazakhstan friendship and diplomatic relations in the presence of senior officials and diplomats on Sunday, said an EDA press release issued on Wednesday.
The MoU will promote cooperation between the two institutions through joint educational, training and research activities; and exchange of information and expertise as well as faculty, researchers and students.
At a round-table, the participants discussed the cooperation between the UAE and Kazakhstan, and how the relationship created shared, mutual value from an economic, political and cultural perspective.
Kairat Lama Sharif, Ambassador of Kazakhstan to the UAE, said: “The relations between Kazakhstan and the UAE are an example of stable and successful political-economic cooperation, based on the principles of mutual respect, trust and openness. I would also like to note the historical role of the founding father of the UAE, the late Shaikh Zayed Bin Sultan Al Nahyan, in strengthening the fraternal relations with whom the President of Kazakhstan established a strong basis for bilateral cooperation.”
Dr Mohammad Ahmad Bin Sultan Al Jabar, UAE Ambassador to Kazakhstan, said he would put forward all efforts to support relations between the two countries.
Fatima Zhakypova, the Rector of the Academy of Public Administration, and Dr Ahmad Abdullah Al Matroushi, director of the Department of West Asia, Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, were also present.
Léon Bernardino Léon, EDA president, said the EDA was looking forward to foster greater collaboration for its students and create an environment that promotes knowledge sharing and cross-cultural understanding.
