Speaker of the Senate of the Parliament of the Republic of Kazakhstan Maulen Ashimbayev visited Uzbekistan with a group of deputies and representatives of Kazakhstan's scientific and creative intelligentsia. In Samarkand, he spoke at the second Forum of Kazakh and Uzbek Scientific and Creative Intelligentsia and participated in a meeting of the Commission on Cooperation between the Senate of the Parliament of the Republic of Kazakhstan and the Senate of the Oliy Mazhlis of the Republic of Uzbekistan. Strengthening multilateral cooperation and interregional ties was a key topic of the bilateral meeting with Speaker of the Senate of the Oliy Mazhlis Tanzila Narbayeva.
Olga Bulavkina, a member of the Senate of the Parliament of the Republic of Kazakhstan, participated in an off-site meeting of the Standing Commission of the Interparliamentary Assembly of the CIS Member Nations on Agrarian Policy, Natural Resources, and Ecology.
An international scientific conference and exhibition, "Oghuz Phenomenon: The History of Oghuz Culture," dedicated to the historical and cultural heritage of the Oghuz people, was held in Istanbul. Member of the Senate of the Parliament of the Republic of Kazakhstan, Ruslan Rustemov, participated in the event.
Member of the Senate of the Parliament of the Republic of Kazakhstan Darkhan Kydyrali met with the Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of Mongolia to Kazakhstan, Dorj Bayarkhuu, on the occasion of the completion of his diplomatic mission.
An international cultural and scientific symposium entitled "Craftsmen in the Footsteps of Khoja Ahmed Yasawi" opened in Turkestan at the Khoja Ahmed Yasawi International Kazakh-Turkish University. Representatives of the scientific and expert community, government agencies, international organizations, and delegations from neighboring countries participated in the event.
Senate Speaker Maulen Ashimbayev met with representatives of the CSTO Parliamentary Assembly. The parliamentarians arrived in Kazakhstan as international observers for the constitutional referendum.
Senator Ainur Argynbekova, Special Representative of the OSCE Parliamentary Assembly on Climate Change and Deputy Head of the Delegation of the Parliament of the Republic of Kazakhstan, participated in the 25th Winter Meeting of the Assembly, held in Vienna.
Yevgeny Bolgert, a member of the Senate of the Parliament of the Republic of Kazakhstan, paid a working visit to Paris, where he participated in events dedicated to constitutional reforms in Kazakhstan and a discussion of geoeconomic opportunities and geopolitical challenges in Central Asia. During the visit, key provisions of the country's ongoing constitutional reform, its institutional innovations, and their significance for further political development were discussed, as well as issues of strengthening regional stability and expanding cooperation between Europe and Asia.
On behalf of the President of Kazakhstan Kassym-Jomart Tokayev, Chairman of the Senate of the Parliament of the Republic of Kazakhstan, Head of the Secretariat of the Congress of Leaders of World and Traditional Religions Maulen Ashimbayev took part in the events held as part of the annual ceremony of awarding the Sheikh Zayed Prize "For Human Fraternity", held in the capital of the United Arab Emirates.
Deputy Chairman of the Senate of the Parliament of the Republic of Kazakhstan Zhakip Asanov met with Secretary of the General Council of the United Russia party, First Deputy Chairman of the Federation Council of the Federal Assembly of the Russian Federation Vladimir Yakushev. The meeting was held as part of the discussion of topical issues of Kazakh-Russian cooperation and strengthening inter-parliamentary ties.
Aigul Kapbarova, a member of the Senate of the Parliament of the Republic of Kazakhstan, participated in the Women's Parliamentary Forum of the Parliamentary Assembly of the Mediterranean. Participants discussed women's empowerment, supporting their role in the economy, politics, education, healthcare, and environmental sustainability, as well as women's contribution to the fight against terrorism.
Senate Speaker Maulen Ashimbayev met with Israeli Foreign Minister Gideon Moshe Sa'ar. The two sides discussed strengthening international cooperation, outlined prospects for expanding interparliamentary ties, and exchanged views on the implementation of joint projects.
Deputy of the Senate of the Parliament of the Republic of Kazakhstan Darkhan Kydyrali took part in an international event organized by the International Organization for Public Diplomacy and Economic Cooperation "İpek Yolu". The platform brought together authoritative representatives of the Turkic world, political and public figures, representatives of the business community, the scientific community, as well as cultural and sports figures.
Deputies of the Senate of the Parliament of the Republic of Kazakhstan Ali Bektayev, Yevgeny Bolgert and Ainur Argynbekova met with the delegation of the General Council of Andorra headed by the Chairman of the Committee on Foreign Policy Berna Koma within the framework of the activities of the inter-parliamentary friendship group «Kazakhstan – Andorra». The meeting participants discussed issues of inter-parliamentary cooperation, the development of trade and economic cooperation, the green economy, digital technologies and artificial intelligence.
Nurtore Jusip, Chairman of the Senate Committee on Social, Cultural Development, and Science, met with Yoav Bystritsky, Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the State of Israel to the Republic of Kazakhstan. During the meeting, the current state and prospects for development of Kazakh-Israeli cooperation were discussed, as well as issues of expanding collaboration in key areas of bilateral relations.
