The conversation took place on the sidelines of an international parliamentary conference in Dushanbe.
Speaker of the Federation Council Valentina Matvienko met with Speaker of the Senate, the upper house of the Parliament of the Republic of Kazakhstan, Maulen Ashimbayev, in Dushanbe on the sidelines of the international parliamentary conference titled 30 Tears of Tajikistan Republic’s Constitution.
The two speakers discussed issues pertaining to bilateral relations, cultural and humanitarian ties, the development of region-to-region ties and bilateral inter-parliamentary collaboration, as well as cooperation at international platforms.
“Kazakhstan is our strategic ally and one of our closest partners. Relations between our countries are developing consistently and very successfully. The presidents of our countries have already met four times since the beginning of 2024. The participation of President of Kazakhstan Kassym-Jomart Tokayev in the Summit of CIS member states was a highly important event,” Valentina Matvienko said.
She informed Maulen Ashimbayev about the report she made as Chair of the Council of the CIS Inter-Parliamentary Assembly at the CIS Heads of State Council Meeting on efforts to strengthen integration cooperation.
“There are plans to hold multiple joint events next year, which has been declared the Year of the 80th Anniversary of the Great Victory. We are planning to invite participants in the Memory Train cultural and educational project. This year, pupils from eight CIS countries, including Kazakhstan, and high school students from all former Soviet republics have taken an active part in the project.”
Valentina Matvienko invited her Kazakhstani colleagues to take part in a meeting of the Council of the CIS Inter-Parliamentary Assembly and a regular plenary session, scheduled for 21–22 November 2024.
Maulen Ashimbayev congratulated Valentina Matvienko on her re-election as Speaker of the Federation Council and invited her to pay an official visit to Kazakhstan.
Attending the meeting were Deputy Speaker of the Federation Council Nikolai Zhuravlev, Chair of the Federation Council Committee on Foreign Affairs Grigory Karasin, Chair of the Federation Council Committee on Defence and Security Vladimir Bulavin and Secretary-General of the Council of the CIS Inter-Parliamentary Assembly Dmitry Kobitsky.