Kazakh Foreign Ministry Hosts Meeting with OSCE ODIHR Director

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Deputy Prime Minister - Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Kazakhstan Mukhtar Tileuberdi met with the Director of the OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights (OSCE/ODIHR) Matteo Mecacci, as part of his visit to Kazakhstan, Delovoy Kazakhstan reports.

The parties discussed current and future cooperation between Kazakhstan and the OSCE/ODIHR in various areas including elections, promoting the rule of law and protecting human rights. The Minister welcomed the signing of the Memorandum of Understanding between the Commissioner for Human Rights in the Republic of Kazakhstan and the OSCE ODIHR that took place on June, 23.

The outcome of the nationwide referendum on amendments and additions to the Constitution of the Republic of Kazakhstan was a separate topic of negotiations. Tileuberdi thanked the Office for having sent the Referendum Assessment Mission to Kazakhstan, underlining the important work of international observers. The Minister brifed the ODIHR about the main stages of the political transformation of our country in accordance with the concept of the New Kazakhstan.

In turn, Mecacci welcomed the progress made by Kazakhstan in promoting the principles of international law and standards in human rights, and confirmed that the ODIHR was ready to further expand the cooperation with the country in human dimension.

At the end of the meeting, the parties agreed to continue the dialogue in a spirit of understanding and good cooperation.

OSCE/ODIHR was established in 1990, and is an entity responsible for promoting human rights, democracy and the rule of law in the OSCE area. This is the second working visit of Matteo Mecacci to Kazakhstan in his capacity as the Director of the Office. The previous visit took place in October 2021.

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