About the meeting with observers of the OSCE ODIHR

Nur-Sultan, January 11, 2021-Deputy Foreign Minister Margulan Baymukhan met with Head of the OSCE / ODIHR Parliamentary Election Observation Mission in Kazakhstan Jaroslaw Domanski (Poland) and Special Coordinator of the OSCE Parliamentary Assembly Christian Vigenin (Bulgaria).

During the conversation, M. Baymukhan noted constructive cooperation with the OSCE, stressing that the parliamentary elections held on January 10 this year in Kazakhstan were held in accordance with international standards.

J. Domanski positively noted the interaction of the ODIHR and the OSCE PA with the state bodies of Kazakhstan, including the Foreign Ministry, and also thanked for the assistance in organizing the work of the Mission in Kazakhstan. He expressed hope for the continuation of close cooperation in the inter-electoral period with the state bodies of the Republic of Kazakhstan, including on the recommendations of the ODIHR, which will be formed in the near future.

K. Vigenin thanked RK state agencies for facilitating the Mission's work, noted the high level organization of the elections, despite the difficult epidemiological conditions, which is an example for other countries.