Issues of Interparliamentary Cooperation and Constitutional Modernization Discussed in Vienna

Ambassador Mukhtar Tileuberdi, Permanent Representative of the Republic of Kazakhstan to the International Organizations in Vienna met with Angelos Syrigos (Greece), OSCE PA Special Representative for Central Asia on the sidelines of the winter session of the Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe Parliamentary Assembly (OSCE PA). The parties discussed prospects for strengthening interparliamentary cooperation within the OSCE PA.

Ambassador briefed his interlocutor on the upcoming national referendum on the adoption of a new Constitution for Kazakhstan, scheduled for March 15. He presented the key provisions of the draft new Constitution and emphasized that the proposed constitutional reform is a logical continuation of the consistent political transformations of President of Kazakhstan Kassym-Jomart Tokayev. The Kazakh diplomat noted that the conceptual amendments to the Basic Law of the Republic of Kazakhstan are aimed at enhancing the human-centeredness of the state, reflecting the current values and principles of the people of Kazakhstan and enhancing the effectiveness of the republic's political institutions.

In turn, A. Syrigos, noting that he is the co-chair of the Kazakhstan-Greece Parliamentary Friendship Group, expressed interest in Kazakhstan's constitutional reforms.