Kazakh Foreign Ministry Hosts Mediterranean Parliamentary Assembly Delegation

Astana, March 18, 2023 – Kazakhstan's Deputy Foreign Minister Roman Vassilenko met today with Portugal’s Parliament deputy member, Vice-president of Mediterranean Parliamentary Assembly Pedro Roque and Assemblies Ambassador Ionas-Florin Urcan, who traveled to Kazakhstan to observe March 19 elections to the Mazhilis (Lower House) of Kazakhstan’s Parliament.

During the meeting, the observers were informed about Kazakhstan’s ongoing reform agenda, including changes in legislation aimed at expanding the participation of citizens in politics, and the main aspects of the current parliamentary electoral campaign.

The parties also discussed topical issues of bilateral cooperation in the political and economic spheres. Vassilenko and MP Roque noted the consistent and progressive development of Kazakh-Portuguese relations, emphasizing the importance of last February’s visit to Lisbon by Kazakh Foreign Minister Mukhtar Tileuberdi. As part of the visit, the Minister toured Taguspark technology park, whose best practices experience are currently being studied by the Kazakh side. 

The Portuguese politician, in turn, highly praised our country’s political, economic and democratic achievements, and also confirmed his great interest in expanding inter-parliamentary cooperation between the Kazakh and Portuguese friendship group, of which he is founder and member.

Delegates from the Mediterranean Parliamentary Assembly officially began monitoring the parliamentary elections in Kazakhstan from March 18.