On the meeting in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Kazakhstan with PACE President

Nur-Sultan, November 17, 2021 – Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs of Kazakhstan Akan Rakhmetullin held a meeting with the President of the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe (PACE) Rik Daems as part of his official visit to Kazakhstan, during which he also participated in a round table on gender equality and protection of women's rights.

The parties discussed topical issues on the bilateral agenda of Kazakhstan and the Council of Europe, including within the framework of cooperation with PACE, the European Commission for Democracy through Law and the Group of States against Corruption of the Council of Europe

The Deputy Minister noted the positive dynamics of the development of the political dialogue between Kazakhstan and PACE, stressing the importance of joint work through the exchange of experience in lawmaking, promotion of the principles of democracy and the rule of law, as well as in the context of Kazakhstan's accession to a number of European Conventions, including the Criminal Law Convention on Corruption of the Council of Europe.

In turn, Rik Daems welcomed the work and achievements of Kazakhstan in the implementation of political reforms, and also assured of PACE's readiness to strengthen inter-parliamentary relations with Kazakhstan and assist in expanding cooperation within other institutions of the Council of Europe.

The Cooperation Agreement between the Parliament of the Republic of Kazakhstan and the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe (PACE) was signed on April 30, 2004 in Strasbourg as part of the PACE spring session.