On the meeting with the Secretary General of TurkPA at the Foreign Ministry of Kazakhstan

 

         Nur-Sultan, November 23, 2021 – First Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs of Kazakhstan Shakhrat Nuryshev met with the Secretary General of the Parliamentary Assembly of Turkic-Speaking Countries (TurkPA) Mehmet Süreyya Er, as part of his working visit to Kazakhstan to participate in the International Parliamentary Conference "Elbasy. Independence. Parliament."

During the meeting, Nuryshev stressed the importance of expanding the inter-parliamentary dialogue, which provides legislative support to the agreements of the heads of state on cooperation between the Turkic countries. He emphasized the historical significance of the decisions of the 10th plenary session of the TurkPA, held on September 28, 2021, in the spiritual capital of the Turkic world –Turkistan, which formed the basis of the Turkistan Declaration.

In turn, Mr. Süreyya Er highlighted the importance of further enhancing the interaction of parliamentarians as an important component of cooperation between the Turkic states in confronting new challenges.

TurkPA is a parliamentary association of Turkic-speaking states, established on 21 November 2008 at the initiative of the First President of the Republic of Kazakhstan, Leader of the Nation Nursultan Nazarbayev. Azerbaijan, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan and Turkey are members of the organization, while Hungary is an observer.