ArmInfo. Traditionally, friendly relations between Kazakhstan and Armenia continue to develop in the spirit of mutually beneficial partnership. As reported by the site 365info.kz with reference to the press service of the Kazakh parliament, the chairman of the Majilis of Kazakhstan Nurlan Nigmatulin stated this on October 1 during a meeting with the Armenian Ambassador to Kazakhstan Ara Sahakyan.
Nigmatulin stressed the importance of the recent meeting of Kazakh President Nursultan Nazarbayev with Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan, which was held in Dushanbe. At the same time, he noted that the issues and topics discussed will be important both for Kazakhstan and for Armenia.
In turn, Ara Sahakyan noted the successes achieved by Kazakhstan, stressing also that the most important events of international and regional scale are taking place in Kazakhstan. The Armenian diplomat called the construction of Astana's capital in a short time the rarest phenomenon in history. The interlocutors discussed promising directions for further Kazakh-Armenian cooperation. This information technology, processing of agricultural products and tourism. According to the speaker of the Majilis, the trade and economic cooperation has great potential. As emphasized by Nigmatulin, today in Kazakhstan a favorable investment climate has been created. The work on its improvement is actively continuing in accordance with the instructions of the President of Kazakhstan. Ara Sahakyan underlined that with the support of the Kazakh side and President Nazarbayev, Armenia joined the EAEU. "Every year we feel positive results from this Union, in which we show a good example of how we can work for the benefit of our peoples," the diplomat said. The interlocutors also spoke for the development of inter- parliamentary relations. According to Nigmatulin, the meetings of the relevant committees and inter- parliamentary groups on cooperation between the Majilis of the Republic of Kazakhstan and the National Assembly of the Republic of Armenia will allow studying and exchanging experience in lawmaking. They also talked about preparations for the forthcoming session of the CSTO Parliamentary Assembly in Yerevan. The delegation of Kazakhstan's Majilis members is scheduled to participate in its work. The agenda includes discussion of important model laws, as well as topical issues of regional cooperation.