The Speaker of the Senate met with the Chairman of the National Council of the Federal Assembly of Switzerland

Maulen Ashimbayev met with the Chairman of the National Council of the Federal Assembly of Swiss Confederation Andreas Aebi. The Speaker of the Senate of Kazakhstan expressed confidence that the visit of the Swiss delegation to our country will give a new impetus to mutually beneficial cooperation. He stressed that Switzerland is an important political and economic partner of Kazakhstan in Europe.

"Next year we will celebrate the 30th anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic relations between our countries. During this period, an active political dialogue has been established, bilateral trade is successfully developing, and joint investment projects are being implemented. I am sure that the intensity of our contacts will only increase, " Maulen Ashimbayev said.

The interlocutors discussed a wide range of issues related to trade, economic, social and humanitarian cooperation. The Chairman of the Chamber stressed that Kazakhstan and Switzerland have similar positions on global problems of our time and successfully interact not only in a bilateral format, but also within multilateral structures. At the same time, the Speaker of the Senate stressed the importance of further developing and strengthening inter-parliamentary ties and activating the work of cooperation groups operating in the Parliaments of Kazakhstan and Switzerland.

"We are interested in the Swiss experience of parliamentarism. We strive to develop a multiparty system and pluralism of opinions in our country. This is important for the stability of the political system in the long term, " the Speaker of the Senate stressed.

During the conversation, Maulen Ashimbayev informed Andreas Aebi about the activities of the Senate of the Parliament, including the work on legislative support for reforms and initiatives of the President of the country aimed at democratizing the political system. In addition, the prospects for interregional cooperation and the measures taken by Kazakhstan to combat the spread of coronavirus were discussed.