The General Congress of Mexico confirmed its interest in developing interparliamentary dialogue with Kazakhstan

The General Congress of Mexico confirmed its interest in developing interparliamentary dialogue with Kazakhstan

Mexico City, January 15, 2024 – The Ambassador of Kazakhstan to Mexico Mr. Timur Primbetov met with the chairman of the “Kazakhstan-Mexico” Friendship Group in the General Congress of Mexico, deputy of the lower chamber Jose Miguel de la Cruz Lima.

A substantive conversation took place on a wide range of issues of Kazakh-Mexican cooperation. Particular attention was paid to the development of interparliamentary dialogue.

J.M. de la Cruz Lima informed the Ambassador about the start of electoral campaigns for the elections of the President of Mexico and deputies of both chambers of the General Congress, which will take place in June of this year. The Mexican deputy emphasized that these elections are historic and will be the largest in the last few decades.

Timur Primbetov wished the elections success and asked to consider the possibility of inviting the Kazakh deputies to participate as international observers. J.M. de la Cruz Lima promised a positive solution to this request.

In a further conversation, Timur Primbetov spoke about the political and socio-economic transformations in Kazakhstan, carried out under the leadership of the country’s President H.E. Mr. Kassym-Jomart Tokayev. Separately, he informed the Mexican deputy about the main points of the interview of the Kazakh leader with the main information publication of the country – the newspaper “Egemen Qazaqstan”, in which the Head of State assessed the implementation of reforms and outlined the main directions of state policy for the nearest future.

The parties noted the significant potential for the development of multifaceted relations between Kazakhstan and Mexico in various fields. In this regard, J.M. de la Cruz Lima drew attention to the prospects for cooperation in the IT industry, emphasizing the high level of development of Kazakhstan IT technologies.

At the end of the meeting, the sides agreed to continue regular contacts and exchange of views on current issues of bilateral cooperation.

 

Reference: the parliamentary Friendship Group “Kazakhstan-Mexico” in the General Congress was created in April 2022. The group currently consists of 15 deputies.