Cooperation within the framework of international organizations

Cooperation within the framework of international organizations is carried out with associations of election management bodies, interstate, intergovernmental, inter-parliamentary and international non-government organizations.

This cooperation is basically conducted in the following forms:

• observation of elections and referenda;
• participation at international conferences and forums;
• participation in international training programs;
• implementation of joint projects;
• exchange of legal information.

The Central Election Commission of the Republic of Kazakhstan is an institutional member of the following Associations of Election Management Bodies:

	Association of World Election Bodies
	Association of Asian Election Authorities
	Association of European Election Officials

The Central Election Commission of the Republic of Kazakhstan interacts on issues of elections and referenda

•  with international inter-state and intergovernmental organizations:

	United Nations Development Program
	Commonwealth of Independent States
	Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe
	The Shanghai Cooperation Organization
	European Commission for Democracy through Law (Venice Commission)
	Organization of Turkic States
	International Institute for Democracy and Electoral Assistance

• with inter-parliamentary organizations:

	Inter-Parliamentary Union
	Inter-Parliamentary Assembly of the CIS member-states
	Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe
	OSCE Parliamentary Assembly

• with international non-governmental organizations:

	International Foundation for Electoral Systems (IFES)
	International Centre for Parliamentary Studies (ICPS)
	BRIDGE Project