Senate Considered the Agreement between Kazakhstan and the United States on Consular Privileges and Immunities

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The Committee on International Relations, Defense and Security of the Senate of Parliament, chaired by Mukhtar Kul-Mukhammed, considered the draft law "On Ratification of the Agreement between the Government of the Republic of Kazakhstan and the Government of the United States of America on Consular Privileges and Immunities".

According to Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs Yerzhan Ashikbayev, the Agreement was developed to create favorable conditions, as well as to strengthen the protection of consular officials and employees, as well as their family members. There are currently two Consulates General of Kazakhstan in the United States: in New York and San Francisco. The latter, by the way, has been established since the beginning of last year. In turn, the U.S. Consulate General in Almaty is the only one in Central Asia that serves as a regional hub for the United States.

As noted by Senator Mukhtar Kul-Mukhammed, the ratification of the Agreement will allow to grant consular institutions, consular officials, consular employees and their family members of the two countries privileges and immunities equivalent, respectively, to diplomatic missions, diplomatic agents, administrative and technical personnel, as well as their family members in the scope provided for by the Vienna Convention on Diplomatic Relations, 1961.

For example, with the ratification of the Agreement, consular officials of the Parties will be able to enjoy immunity from criminal jurisdiction, as well as immunity from civil and administrative jurisdiction, except in cases stipulated by the Vienna Convention on Diplomatic Relations, which was not previously provided for.

Summing up, the senators noted that the expected result of enactment of the draft law will be an increase in the efficiency of representing and protecting the interests of citizens, as well as strengthening mutual cooperation and friendly relations between the Republic of Kazakhstan and the United States of America. The document has been submitted to the Chamber for consideration.

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