Kazakh delegation takes part in the 31st Annual Session of the OSCE PA

Kazakh delegation takes part in the 31st Annual Session of the OSCE PA

Bucharest, 29 June 2024,– the parliamentary delegation of the Republic of Kazakhstan consisting of Aigul Kuspan, the Chairman of the Committee on Foreign Affairs, Defence and Security of the Mazhilis, and Ainur Argynbekova, Secretary of the Committee on Socio-Cultural Development and Science of the Senate, is taking part in the 31st Annual Session of the OSCE Parliamentary Assembly (OSCE PA)

The event is entitled “The Role of the OSCE in the Current Security Architecture: A Parliamentary Perspective” and takes place from 29 June to 3 July 2024 at the Palace of the Parliament of Romania.

Other significant topics to be discussed at the Annual Session include:

  • the situation in the Middle East;
  • climate change and water scarcity;
  • combating the proliferation of fentanyl and other synthetic opioids;
  • anisemitism in the OSCE region;
  • corruption and foreign policy;
  • migration;
  • trafficking in human beings.

The the Annual Session will feature addresses by OSCE PA President Pia Kauma (Finland), leaders of the Romanian parliament, and high-ranking officials from the OSCE, side events, and the election of the Assembly's executive officers.

The Annual Session will be concluded on 3 July 2024 with the adoption of the Bucharest Declaration, which will provide recommendations to national governments, parliaments and the international community in the fields of security, human rights, economic and environmental issues.