During the ceremony, the distinguished guest noted the importance of such an event and highly appreciated the activities of the university, which became a forge of highly sought-after and highly qualified specialists. In turn, KazNU rector Galym Mutanov thanked and expressed gratitude to Minister Kairat Abdrakhmanov for his participation in the opening of the audience of the first Kazakh diplomat Nazir Turekulov and for giving the opportunity to students - future diplomats, from the "firsthand" - to hear about the main directions of Kazakhstan's foreign policy.

"I would like to especially emphasize that one of the important areas of Kazakhstan's foreign policy is humanitarian cooperation, in which the role of modern universities should be noted. KazNU as the Global hub of the UN program "Academic Influence", is doing a great job in the framework of implementing global international research, education and innovation projects with leading organizations of the world and is an active participant in global initiatives in the field of science and education, "the rector said. It should be noted that recently in New York at the UN headquarters was an international conference on the problems of global citizenship. KazNU acted as the initiator of the event of such a high level on the UN platform within the framework of the "Ruhani zhanғyru" program. The organizers of the conference were also the UN Civilizations Alliance and the Kazakhstan Mission to the United Nations. Active activity of the University in involving the academic community in the implementation of the ten principles of the United Nations for the development of human civilization was highly appreciated at the UN headquarters and the authority of KazNU as the Global Hub was extended until 2020.

In turn, Kairat Kudaibergenovich highly appreciated the work of KazNU named after al-Farabi, who heads the UNAI global hub, and also expressed gratitude to the rector and the university staff for their contribution to the campaign to promote our country's candidacy for non-permanent members of the UN Security Council. During the lecture, the Minister touched on the topical issues on the international agenda, highlighted the achievements of Kazakhstan as a non-permanent member of the UN Security Council, emphasized the audience's attention to the fact that the scale of Elbasy's personality is especially brightly and visibly revealed in foreign policy and in promoting Kazakhstan's national interests in the world arena.

"The UN representatives know us thanks to the young educated generation, which is directed to the future. And I want to say that from this road we do not have to go and continue to show ourselves to the goal-oriented and task-oriented ones that Elbasy has set for us. One of them is to enter the top 30 of the most developed countries of the world, "the minister stressed during his speech to future diplomats, students of the faculties of international relations and oriental studies. K. Abdrakhmanov paid special attention to the main priorities of the foreign policy of the Republic of Kazakhstan and to the trends in world politics. In particular, he spoke about the process of global disarmament and non-proliferation of nuclear weapons. To date, Kazakhstan attaches great importance to the development of an all-round strategic partnership with many countries, which contributes to maintaining a high level of trust and good-neighborliness. Thanks to the far-sighted and wise policy of the Head of State, our country is at peace with its numerous neighbors.

The country develops strong trade and economic relations and makes a significant contribution to regional and international peace and prosperity. During the lecture, the head of the Kazakh foreign ministry also spoke about one of Kazakhstan's priorities as a non-permanent member of the UN Security Council. This is - attracting the attention of the international community to the Afghan problems. Kazakhstan is interested in a stable and secure Afghanistan and annually provides humanitarian assistance in the form of food supplies, implements a program for the training of Afghan students in Kazakhstani universities, Kazakhstan funds construction of schools and roads. For example, every year more than 200 students from Afghanistan fill the ranks of the KazNU students.

During the lecture, the students were particularly interested in the advice and reflections of the foreign minister on the main qualities of the modern diplomat. In conclusion, the Minister of Foreign Affairs gave his parting words to the current students-future diplomats.
Within the framework of the visit program, the Minister of Foreign Affairs also got acquainted with the innovative objects of the student campus - he visited the Center for Situational Management, the Al-Farabi Scientific Library, the Keremet Students Service Center.