The second meeting of the interparliamentary friendship group «Kazakhstan – Brazil» was held in Astana

Astana, September 25, 2023 – a parliamentary delegation led by the Deputy Chairman of the National Congress of Brazil – Chairman of the «Kazakhstan-Brazil» interparliamentary friendship group, Senator Chico Rodrigues, during his visit to Astana, met with the Chairman of the Senate of the Parliament of the Republic of Kazakhstan Maulen Ashimbayev, as well as took part in the second meeting of the «Kazakh-Brazilian» interparliamentary friendship group.

The co-chairman of the second meeting of the Kazakhstan-Brazil friendship group from the Kazakh side was Sultanbek Makezhanov. From the Brazilian side - Senator of the National Congress of Brazil Chico Rodrigues.

At the meeting, the parties discussed issues of strengthening inter-parliamentary cooperation, political dialogue and intensifying trade and economic interaction. The head of the Kazakh friendship group – deputy of the Senate of the Parliament of the Republic of Kazakhstan Sultanbek Makezhanov, having told his colleagues about the current development of the Republic of Kazakhstan, congratulated the Brazilian side on the 30th anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic relations between Kazakhstan and Brazil.

Kazakh deputies, noting the practical importance of partnership with Brazil, the leading country of South America, introduced their Brazilian colleagues to the main provisions of President of the Republic of Kazakhstan Kassym-Jomart Tokayev`s State of the Nation Address «Economic course of a Just Kazakhstan», and also shared information about political reforms in the country and favorable investment climate of the Republic of Kazakhstan. In this context, the need to further expand relations between the legislative bodies of the countries was noted.

Chico Rodrigues, in turn, noted the important strategic location of Kazakhstan in the Eurasian space and emphasized the presence of untapped potential for building up trade, economic, cultural and humanitarian relations between the two states. According to the Brazilian senator, Kazakhstan plays an important role in ensuring food security and cargo flows as a bridge between East and West. At the same time, the Brazilian senator introduced his Kazakh colleagues to the current political situation in Brazil and political trends in South America.

Along with this, the parties discussed a wide range of bilateral and multilateral cooperation, and also agreed to provide all possible support for the development of trade and economic interaction and the work of the Kazakh-Brazilian Business Committee. Agreements were reached to continue the interparliamentary dialogue and to hold the third meeting of the friendship group in Brasilia next year.

The program of the visit of the Brazilian Senate delegation to Kazakhstan includes a visit to the Zhetysu region and Almaty, during which the senators will meet with the leadership of the region, visit the Gateway «Khorgos» and get acquainted with the investment activities of the Brazilian company «WEG» in the Republic of Kazakhstan.