Kazakhstan's Experience in Combating Human Trafficking Presented at the OSCE Conference in Vienna

First and foremost, it is related to discrepancies in the submitted documents. There is a specific list of documents that applicants are required to provide. If the documents meet the requirements, no violations have been committed by the applicant, and all paperwork is in order, the state makes a decision to issue a visa. If there are problems with the documents, applicants are usually asked additional questions or requested to provide supplementary documentation. As far as I know, once these documents are submitted, visas are approved in most cases," Zhetybayev explained.

We do not have such information. To my knowledge, the U.S. Embassy has not published any official statements or statistics on this matter," he said.

As a founding member of the SCO, Kazakhstan consistently supports enhancing the organization's role as an effective platform for multilateral cooperation based on the principles of mutual trust, equality, mutual benefit, respect for cultural diversity and a commitment to shared development," Zhetybayev said.