Bilateral cooperation and progress of reforms in Kazakhstan were discussed with the leadership of the Council of Europe

Strasbourg, 13 April 2021 - Deputy Secretary General of the Council of
Europe, Björn BERGE expressed satisfaction with the current level of cooperation
between the Organization and Kazakhstan and supported the agenda of political
reforms being implemented in the country.
Congratulating the interlocutor on his election to a high post, the Consul
General of the Republic of Kazakhstan in Strasbourg, Anuarbek AKHMETOV,
informed him about the situation in Kazakhstan and in the Central Asian region,
provided him reference materials on current transformations in our country.
In turn, Mr.BERGE congratulated Kazakhstan on its 30th Anniversary of
Independence, in the democratic formation of which the Council of Europe played an
important role, and also welcomed the reforms initiated by President Kassym-Jomart
TOKAYEV.
They discussed the main priorities of the bilateral agenda, including plans for
Kazakhstan to join a number of Council of Europe conventions, interaction with the
Venice Commission, the Group of States against Corruption (GRECO) and the
Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe (PACE). Mr.BERGE underlined
that the successful implementation of the Council of Europe program "Neighborhood
Co-operation Priorities for Kazakhstan for the period of 2019-2022" can become a
good model for strengthening interaction with all Central Asian countries.