Kazakh parliamentarians met with European Parliament Vice President Libor Rouček
ASTANA. June 2. KAZINFORM A delegation of the Kazakh Parliament consisting of senator Rashit Akhmetov, deputies of the Majilis Sat Tokpakbayev and Zeinulla Alshynbayev, Ambassador of Kazakhstan to Belgium Yerik Utembayev, met with Vice President of the European Parliament Libor Rouček.
The meeting focused on the state and prospects of interparliamentary cooperation as well as the issues of regional and international character, Kazinform refers to the press service of the Kazakh MFA.
As earlier reported, the parliamentarians of Kazakhstan visited Brussels on May 30-31 at the invitation of the NATO International Secretariat.
Having praised the socio-economic and political reforms conducted in Kazakhstan, L. Rouček said that the European Parliament is interested in further strengthening the relations with Kazakhstan. In his opinion, the forthcoming 10th session of the Kazakhstan-EU Parliamentary Cooperation Committee scheduled for June 15-16 in Brussels can make a significant contribution to the development of Kazakhstan-EU multilateral cooperation.
The parties agreed on importance of exchanging experience on adoption of unified environmental standards for oil fields development and drilling activities at sea, preservation of ecological integrity of marine ecosystems taking into account the growing volumes of oil extracting work.
The parties discussed also the issues concerning security in Central Asian region. The European Parliament Vice President highlighted the importance of taking coordinated actions on rendering non-military assistance to Afghanistan and other countries of the region and the world needing such assistance.