The Friendship League with Kazakhstan was formed in the Hellenic Parliament

Athens, February 23, 2024 – Ambassador of the Republic of Kazakhstan in the Hellenic Republic, Yerlan Baudarbek-Kozhatayev, met with the Chairman of the newly formed Friendship Group with Kazakhstan, Eyaggelos Syrigos, and discussed the prospects for the development of inter-parliamentary interaction.

Eyaggelos Sirigos, a Member of Parliament from the ruling New Democracy party, said that Greece supports the development of cooperation with Astana both in a bilateral format and within the European Union. According to him, Athens views Kazakhstan as a politically stable state in Eurasia, which demonstrates sustainable economic growth despite the volatility of the global economy.

The Secretary of the Parliamentary Group, Theodora Tzakri, who took part in the meeting, noted that the main opposition party, SYRIZA, supports the development of interaction with Kazakhstan, emphasizing such sectors as agriculture, tourism, and energy as promising.

Deputy Chairman of the Parliamentary Friendship Group with Kazakhstan, Spyridon Kyriakis, highly evaluated the level of interethnic harmony in Kazakhstan, emphasizing the role of the Greek diaspora in establishing cultural and humanitarian cooperation between the two countries.

For his part, Ambassador Yerlan Baudarbek-Kozhatayev informed members of the Hellenic Parliament about the progress of cooperation between the two countries as well as the socio-economic and political reforms being carried out in Kazakhstan, especially noting measures to ensure equal conditions for all parties, simplify the legislative procedure, and increase the electoral activity of citizens.

Formed following the general elections on June 25, 2023, the Parliamentary Friendship Group with Kazakhstan included representatives of both the ruling New Democracy party and the main opposition party of SYRIZA, as well as deputies of the Communist Party of Greece and the Greek Solution Party.

Reference: The institutional role of the Hellenic Parliament in the formation of foreign policy is enshrined in the country's Constitution. Parliamentary friendship groups are an international institution practiced by all parliaments, which has the goal of establishing closer relations between the legislative bodies of different countries.