Erlan IDRISSOV | Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Kazakhstan

He was born in Kazakhstan in 1958. He graduated from Moscow State International Relations University and USSR Foreign Ministry Diplomacy Academy. He began to work as a diplomat in Ministry of Foreign Affairs in 1985. He had worked as First Secretary in Permanent Mission of Kazakhstan to the United Nations, Special Mission Representative, Deputy President and Deputy Foreign Minister of Republic of Kazakhstan. Between 2002 and 2007; he had been Ambassador of Republic of Kazakhstan to UK, Sweden, Norway and Ireland. Between 2007 and 2012; he had been Ambassador to US and Brazil. He was awarded with Republic of Kazakhstan’s highest decorations; Kurmet (Honor) and Parasat (Nobility). Since 2012; he has been Minister of Foreign Affairs of Republic of Kazakhstan. He is fluent in English, Urdu, French and Russian.           

Ambassador Halil AKINCI | Secretary General of Turkic Council

He was born in 1945 in Ula - Muğla, Turkey. He had graduated from Foreign Relations Department at Ankara University Faculty of Political Science. He had entered Republic of Turkey Ministry of Foreign Affairs in 1968. He had been Ambassador to Slovenia between 1998 and 2002; worked as an advisor in Foreign Ministry; had been director general in Turkish Ministry of Foreign Affairs between 2002 and 2006; had been Ambassador to India between 2006 and 2008 and to Russia between 2008 and 2010. He had retired on age grounds in 2010 and has been appointed as secretary general of Cooperation Council of Turkic Speaking States (Turkic Council) for three years. He is fluent in English, French and Russian.

Prof. Zhanseit TUIMEBAYEV| Ambassador of Kazakhstan to Ankara

He was born in 1958 in South Kazakhstan Region. He graduated from Kazakhstan State University in 1980 and from Moscow State Social University in 2000. He had received his PhD in High Sciences and earned his professorship. He had worked as teaching assistant and associate professor in Kazakhstan State University Faculty of Philology between 1980 and 1993. He began to work in Ministry of Foreign Affairs in 1993 and from 1994 onwards he had worked as First Secretary of Republic of Kazakhstan’s Embassy in Ankara, Advisor to Presidency Protocol, Consul General to Istanbul and Director General of Presidency Protocol. He had been Ambassador to Moscow between 2006 and 2007. He had been Minister of Education and Science of Republic of Kazakhstan between 2007 and 2010. Since 2010 he has been Ambassador of Kazakhstan to Ankara (Turkey). He is fluent in Kazakh, Russian and Turkish. He is married with two children.