Kazakh Majilis Speaker Meets Tajik Majlisi Milli Chair in Astana

Speaker of the Majilis of Kazakhstan, Yerlan Koshanov, met with Rustam Emomali, Chair of the Majlisi Milli of the Majlisi Oli of Tajikistan, in Astana on Wednesday, according to the press service of the lower chamber of the Kazakh parliament.

Welcoming the Tajik parliamentary delegation, Majilis Speaker Koshanov congratulated his colleagues on the success of the parliament elections as well as Rustam Emomali on his re-election as Chairman of the Majlisi Milli of the Majlisi Oli of Tajikistan, The Caspian Post reports citing foreign media.

The meeting fostered discussions on prospects for further enhancing and promoting interparliamentary ties, highlighting interaction within multilateral platforms and groups of friendship as well as identifying a range of issues for deepening experience-sharing in the legislative sphere.

During the talks, focused on prospects in digital innovations, Koshanov expressed the readiness of Majilis deputies for the exchange of experience in this field. The Kazakh Majilis Speaker stressed Kazakhstan is among the leading countries in the UN E-Government Development Index (EGDI), occupying the 24th spot. Over 90% of public services in the country are available online, and the Majilis is working actively over the drafts of the law on artificial intelligence and the Digital Code, he said.

The Tajik parliamentarians also expressed their keenness on social reforms in Kazakhstan. In this context, Koshanov briefed his colleagues on the law on the status of teachers the country adopted in 2019.

In turn, Rustam Emomali thanked the Kazakhstani side for a warm welcome, noting the special role interparliamentary cooperation plays in today’s world.

The Tajik Majlisi Milli Chair also pointed out great prospects to boost cooperation between both nations in trade-economic interaction, investment, innovation, agriculture and culture.

In conclusion, the sides expressed confidence that the visit will be another step toward strengthening relations between the two countries and peoples.