DUSHANBE, June 28, Asia-Plus -- The Sixth four-day Central Asian Education Forum opened in the Kazakh capital city of Astana on June 27, according to the ministry of education (MoE). 

The forum, being held under the motto of “Education for All”, has brought together senior representatives from education systems of all five Central Asia’s states, as well as experts from UNSECO, UNICEF, UNDP, the Word Bank and other international organizations.

The source at a MoE said that Tajikistan is represented at the forum by Deputy Education Minister, Irina Karimova.

“The forum is discussing issues related to further expansion of cooperation between the Central Asia countries in the field of education and hearing reports on state of education sectors in the countries of the region,” the source said, noting that the forum participants are also scheduled to visit a number of educational facilities in Kazakhstan.  

The forum will last till June 30.