Kazakhstan and Korea discuss inter-parliamentary cooperation

Chairman of the Committee on International Relations, Defense and Security of the Senate of the Parliament of the Republic of Kazakhstan Askar Shakirov met with Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Republic of Korea to the Republic of Kazakhstan Koo Hong Sok, IA E l.kz reports with reference to the press service of the Senate of the Parliament of the Republic of Kazakhstan.

During the talks, the parties discussed current issues of cooperation and promising areas of cooperation between the two countries in the field of trade, healthcare, education, cultural exchange, as well as within the framework of international organizations.

"Inter-parliamentary cooperation is an integral part of political dialogue. We need to saturate it with concrete content in the light of the agreements reached during the visit of the Head of Kazakhstan to the Republic of Korea in 2021. There are friendship and cooperation groups in the parliaments of our countries, the work of which could be intensified," the senator said.

Ambassador Koo Hong Sok noted the importance of further strengthening cooperation between the two countries, stressing that since the establishment of diplomatic relations between our states, Kazakhstan has been a reliable political and economic partner