Members of Federal Parliament of Belgium Visited Kazakhstan
Astana, Almaty, Aktau, May 16-21, 2023 - Members of the Federal Parliament of the Kingdom of Belgium made a successful visit to Kazakhstan, held under the auspices of the Inter-Parliamentary Union.
The delegation included members of the Senate and the House of Representatives: Tim Vandenput, Chairman of the Inter-Parliamentary Cooperation Group "Belgium - Central Asia", Senators Allessia Claes and Leo Pieters, Chairman of the Committee on Foreign Relations of the House of Representatives Els Van Hoof, Chairman of the Committee on the Constitution and Institutional Renewal of the House of Representatives Ozlem Ozen, member of the Committee on Foreign Relations of the House of Representatives Michel de Mahd
During the visit, the delegation met with fellow Kazakh parliamentarians, including Chairman of the Senate Maulen Ashimbaev, Deputy Chairman of the Mazhilis Albert Rau, senior officials in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and other central executive bodies, as well as of regional assemblies of Kazakhstan.
During the visit to Almaty, the deputies took part in the "European Union - Central Asia" Economic Forum, as well as in the ceremony of signing an agreement on the establishment of the Kazakh-Belgian Business Council.
In addition, the Belgian parliamentarians got acquainted with the activities of a number of non-governmental organizations in Almaty, as well as the seaports of Aktau and Kuryk in the Mangistau region.
The visit's additional significance was that the most recent visit of this kind for a delegation of the Belgian Parliament deputies to Kazakhstan took place more than 18 years ago.
The delegation included members of the Senate and the House of Representatives: Tim Vandenput, Chairman of the Inter-Parliamentary Cooperation Group "Belgium - Central Asia", Senators Allessia Claes and Leo Pieters, Chairman of the Committee on Foreign Relations of the House of Representatives Els Van Hoof, Chairman of the Committee on the Constitution and Institutional Renewal of the House of Representatives Ozlem Ozen, member of the Committee on Foreign Relations of the House of Representatives Michel de Mahd
During the visit, the delegation met with fellow Kazakh parliamentarians, including Chairman of the Senate Maulen Ashimbaev, Deputy Chairman of the Mazhilis Albert Rau, senior officials in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and other central executive bodies, as well as of regional assemblies of Kazakhstan.
During the visit to Almaty, the deputies took part in the "European Union - Central Asia" Economic Forum, as well as in the ceremony of signing an agreement on the establishment of the Kazakh-Belgian Business Council.
In addition, the Belgian parliamentarians got acquainted with the activities of a number of non-governmental organizations in Almaty, as well as the seaports of Aktau and Kuryk in the Mangistau region.
The visit's additional significance was that the most recent visit of this kind for a delegation of the Belgian Parliament deputies to Kazakhstan took place more than 18 years ago.