On May 28, 2025, Chairman of the FPRI Board Bolat Nurgaliyev met Executive Director of the Canadian Institute of Peace and Diplomacy Younes Zangiabadi, who is visiting Astana in connection with participation in the Astana International Forum "AIF – 2025". The parties exchanged views on a wide range of issues, including the situation in Central Asia and surrounding regions, as well as the current geopolitical situation. 
B.Nurgaliyev held a briefing on current issues being addressed by Kazakhstan diplomacy, gave his assessments of the state of international and regional security and the prospects for diverse cooperation between Kazakhstan and its main partners in a bilateral format and within the framework of integration associations. He also spoke about the practical activities of the Institute for Foreign Policy Studies and measures to expand partnerships with relevant analytical centers of foreign countries.
An agreement was reached on further contacts between the FPRI and the Institute headed by Younes Zangiabadi.