Deputies of the Senate and Majilis of the Parliament of Kazakhstan discussed issues of countering terrorism in Qatar

On December 14-15, a round table on the topic «The role of parliamentarians in the implementation of national action plans to combat terrorism and violent extremism that creates a breeding ground for terrorism» was held in Doha, hosted within the framework of the UN and European Union's STRIKE Asia initiative and the regional joint project of the UN CTC.

The event was attended by deputies of the parliaments of Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Uzbekistan, Tajikistan, the UAE, Qatar, as well as representatives of international organizations. From Kazakhstan, the round table was attended by deputies of the Senate of the Parliament of the Republic of Kazakhstan S.Makezhanov, R.Abdikerov and Majilis - E.Taizhanov and F.Kamenov. Members of the delegation of Kazakhstan made reports and presentations on the activities carried out in our country to combat terrorism and extremism.

The main focus of the round table was on providing parliamentarians of Central Asia with the opportunity to initiate discussions, create new forms of cooperation, as well as promote the balanced implementation of their respective national action plans to prevent violent extremism.

Within the framework of the event, the Kazakh delegation met with the Chairman of the Advisory Council of Qatar (Majlis Al-Shura) Hassan Al-Ghanim and discussed with him ways to expand inter-parliamentary cooperation.