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On June 6, the RA NA President received the delegation led by the Speaker of the Mazhilis of the Republic of Kazakhstan that arrived in Armenia within the framework of the CSTO Parliamentary Assembly Council.

Welcoming his colleague, Alen Simonyan thanked him for being in Armenia on the crucial days for the Republic of Kazakhstan. “Yesterday was the Referendum Day of the constitutional reforms in your country, and after that important event leaving for Yerevan is appreciated,” the Head of Parliament noted.

Touching upon the regional issues, the RA NA President mentioned that Armenia is faithful to the agenda of peace and stability. He stressed that the settlement of the Nagorno Karabakh problem continues being of vital significance for Armenia, and it is not a territorial dispute at all, as the leadership of Baku presents it, but it is an issue of the rights of the local Armenian population. Alen Simonyan asked his Kazakh colleague to have his contribution to resolving the humanitarian and peaceful issues regarding Nagorno Karabakh.

The sides positively assessed the level of the Armenian-Kazakh multilateral relations based on the traditional friendship and mutual understanding. They underlined the special role of the legislative bodies of Armenia and Kazakhstan, taking into consideration the fact that the Armenian-Kazakh political relations continue developing with growing rates. Both sides highlighted the cooperation on the international arena and active participation in the international organizations.

Thanking his colleague for the reception, the Speaker of the Majilis noted that he had his military service in Armenia during the years of the Soviet Union, adding that he returned to his native places. Here everything is familiar to him, and he will never forget Mount Ararat. Yerlan Koshanov presented the referendum on constitutional amendments in Kazakhstan, stating that it was a step towards democracy. He thanked for the observation mission sent by Armenia to the constitutional referendum. The Speaker of the Majilis expressed satisfaction that after being elected his first interstate visit was Armenia.

The Kazakh colleague underlined that the participation of Armenia and Kazakhstan in the Eurasian integration process opens new opportunities for trade and economic cooperation, recording that today’s indicators do not reflect the real opportunities, furthermore, there are mutually accepted projects both in Armenia and Kazakhstan, which can be mutually beneficially carried out.

Yerlan Koshanov invited Alen Simonyan to pay an official visit to Kazakhstan.

The sides spoke about the need to reach substantive agreements to which they will refer after today’s CSTO PA meeting.

At the end of the meeting, the NA President Alen Simonyan and the Kazakh delegates took a tour in the NA building and were in the session hall.