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was limited to work with their country offices
in Kyrgyzstan.

Having arrived in Geneva – the European heart
of multilateral diplomacy – I got an opportunity
to head the work of the Kyrgyz Mission to
the headquarters of leading United Nations
organizations. Now, I may say that this has
UN Photo / Jean Marc Ferré responsibility because you are representing
been a huge experience at the epicenter of busy
international diplomatic life. This is also a giant

your country in Geneva and what you do has
direct effect on the country in general and on
the lives of all people in Kyrgyzstan. This is
because my country has extensive relations
with all international organizations in Geneva
in almost all spheres of life. Upon arrival in
Mr. Daniar Mukashev Geneva, I realized that Kyrgyzstan was not

Ambassador Extraordinary and well represented in diplomatic (ambassadorial)
positions within international organizations.
Plenipotentiary, Permanent Representative So, I tried my best to rectify this. In 2017, I
was elected to the position of Vice-Chair of the
of the Kyrgyz Republic to the United ECE’s Steering Committee on Trade Capacity
Nations Office and other international and Standards. From 2018 to 2019, I had the
privilege to chair the Coordination Committee
organizations in Geneva of the World Intellectual Property Organization.
My goal was to represent my country and make
it known as widely as possible, beyond the
Please, tell us about yourself. What is your role “standard” job of Permanent Representative
as Permanent Representative of your country of Kyrgyzstan to the United Nations Office in
to the United Nations Office at Geneva and to Geneva. So, for me cooperation with the ECE
the United Nations Economic Commission for was not just from outside. I had a chance to be
Europe (the ECE)? involved in its work from inside. The ECE is a
I joined the Kyrgyzstan Ministry of Foreign very efficient and result-oriented organization
Affairs in 1997. In the 23 years of my diplomatic that does a lot for my country in every sphere
career I was mostly engaged in bilateral of its activity.
diplomacy occupying different positions
in the Foreign Ministry and being posted Kyrgyzstan attaches great importance to
twice abroad – to Washington, D.C., and to cooperation with the ECE. The economic
Brussels. Only in 2013 did I get a job related and social dimensions have always been at
to work with international organizations – as the forefront of our country’s policy agenda.
head of the International Organizations and As one of the 56 members of the ECE, we
Security Department of the Foreign Ministry fully share the main goals and objectives of
of Kyrgyzstan. It was not an easy task to shift this organization aimed at promoting pan-
from bilateral to multilateral diplomacy, European economic integration; facilitating
but from the very beginning I liked and greater economic integration and cooperation
enjoyed it as it appeared to be more alive and among its member countries; and promoting
intense, if I can put it this way. So, when I sustainable development and economic
was appointed to the high diplomatic post of prosperity.
Permanent Representative in 2016, I already
had experience in dealing directly with United Kyrgyzstan is a country with an economy
Nations organizations, even if that experience in transition and, as a recipient of technical

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