Kazakhstan's Ambassador to Switzerland Kairat Sarzhanov met with members of the “Switzerland-Kazakhstan” interparliamentary friendship group, which includes authoritative members of both chambers of the Federal Assembly of the Confederation, El.kz cites MFA.
During the meeting, Ambassador Sarzhanov familiarized the Swiss deputies in detail with the political and socio-economic reforms being carried out in Kazakhstan. He stressed that the Parliamentary elections scheduled for March 19, 2023 will be held according to new, fairer and more competitive rules for the formation of a representative branch of Government. The upcoming elections will be the final stage of rebooting state institutions and will exemplify the formula "A strong President – an influential Parliament – an accountable Government" with real content.
The Swiss deputies highly appreciated the political progress in line with democratic reforms in Kazakhstan and expressed admiration for the scale of reforms.
After exchanging views on topical issues on the international agenda, the parties paid great attention to the development of Kazakh-Swiss cooperation, including inter-parliamentary cooperation. In this context, the participants of the meeting noted the importance of mutual visits, which give impetus to the deepening of bilateral ties.