Islamabad (TD): Kazakhstan’s Ambassador in Pakistan, Yerzhan Kistafin, met with Dr. Mohammad Nafees Zakaria, Executive Director of COMSATS, on Wednesday, to explore new fields of scientific collaboration and regional knowledge sharing.
The meeting was focused on exploring possible areas of cooperation in education, research, and innovation.
Following the information provided after the meeting, COMSATS expressed its interest in offering training courses and academic seminars in various scientific fields. Moreover, the proposal also includes access to laboratory facilities, including those that are dedicated to nanotechnology research.
Islamabad, July 16, 2025 – Ambassador of Republic of Kazakhstan to Pakistan Y.Kistafin held a meeting with the Executive Director of the Commission on Science and Technology for Sustainable Development in the South (COMSATS), Dr. Mohammad Nafees Zakaria. pic.twitter.com/8vrAylSKgY
— Embassy of Kazakhstan to Pakistan (@KazEmbassyPK) July 16, 2025
The talks also involved the possibility of presenting IT solutions developed by COMSATS to Kazakhstan. These solutions, designed to improve digital learning and research facilities in member states, were seen as areas of collaboration.
Dr. Zakaria suggested organizing one of COMSATS major international events in Kazakhstan, a move that would make regional scientific collaboration more visible.
Ambassador Kistafin expressed his gratitude and emphasized the need for ongoing scientific efforts between the two countries. He also talked about the ongoing activities by the Kazakh Embassy to establish research partnerships and emphasized the desire to enhance cooperation with COMSATS and its members.
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The Commission on Science and Technology for Sustainable Development in the South (COMSATS) is an intergovernmental agency founded in 1994 that promotes sustainable development in the Global South through the vehicle of science and technology cooperation.
COMSATS is a platform for cooperative research, capacity building, and knowledge exchange with 27 member states from Asia, Africa, Latin America, and the Middle East.
COMSATS also provides opportunities for scientific institutions, organizes training programs, and develops technological solutions that are meant to address common developmental issues.
Based in Islamabad, COMSATS’s role is to promote cooperation among developing states to address the prevailing scientific and technological disparities.
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