The 56th Munich Security Conference (MSC) is scheduled to kick off in the southern German city of Munich today. The Munich Security Conference is the world's leading forum for debate on international security policy. Kazakh President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev also arrived in Munich with a two-day working visit during which he attends the conference.
The 56th Munich Security Conference (MSC) is scheduled to kick off in the southern German city of Munich today. The Munich Security Conference is the world's leading forum for debate on international security policy. Kazakh President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev also arrived in Munich with a two-day working visit during which he attends the conference.
During the visit, President Tokayev will take part in a panel discussion at the conference. He also plans to hold bilateral meetings with world leaders, heads of international organizations, major German companies, as well as authoritative experts in the field of international relations.
The Head of state will speak about "Significance of geographical location: a story about Central Asia" at the discussions on regional security issues tomorrow.
It is the first time when Tokayev attends the meeting as head of state. Previously, he presented Kazakhstan as the speaker of the Senate in 2015, 2017, 2018, and 2019.
During its main conference, the MSC assembles more than 450 senior decision-makers as well as thought leaders from around the world, including heads of state, ministers, leading personalities of international and non-governmental organizations, high-ranking representatives from business, the media, academia, and civil society to debate pressing issues of international security policy.
The 56th Munich Security Conference will take place at Hotel Bayerischer Hof in Munich from February 14 to 16. For these days, Munich will again be at the center of international diplomacy and welcome world leaders from politics, academia, and civil society.
Reported by Egemen
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Kazakh President attends Security Conference in Munich.
MSC chairman Wolfgang Ischinger welcomed all participants of the conference.
Then the President of Germany Frank-Walter Steinmeier reminded about increasing security issues in the world and that states should address these problems in the first place before their own interests
The conference is attended by 800 delegates from all over the world. Prospects for the EU and NATO, cybersecurity, health issues, trade wars and sanctions, fake information, propaganda, the role of China, the EU's relations with Russia and the United States, situation in the Middle East and other topical issues will be discussed during these two days.
Kassym-Jomart Tokayev is attending the meeting as a head of state for the first time this year.
Reported by Egemen
