The Commissioner for Human Rights in the Republic of Kazakhstan spoke with the Ombudsman of Pakistan

Today, the Commissioner for Human Rights in the Republic of Kazakhstan Elvira Azimova met with the National Defender of Pakistan Ezhaz Ahmad Qureshi in an online format. 

Such a meeting was held for the first time in the history of Kazakh-Pakistani relations.

Kazakh Ombudsman Elvira Azimova spoke about the institutional basis of the Ombudsman's activities, ongoing political reforms and social transformations in the Republic of Kazakhstan, revealed the main tasks facing the office of the Kazakh Commissioner for Human Rights.

For his part, the Federal Ombudsman of Pakistan, Ezhaz Ahmad Qureshi, spoke about the history of the formation and development of the Ombudsman institutions in the Islamic Republic, the specifics of the work being carried out, including natural disasters - recent floods that have engulfed certain parts of Pakistan over the past quarter of this year.

During the negotiations, the parties reached an agreement on signing a bilateral agreement in order to establish cooperation on a systematic basis.

The Kazakh side also supported the idea of joining the Asian Ombudsman Association, whose president is a Pakistani counterpart.

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