Armenia, Kazakhstan regard sectoral cooperation as opportunity for  deepening bilateral relations 

ArmInfo. Minister of Labor and Social Affairs of Armenia Narek Mkrtchyan, at a meeting with the Ambassador of Kazakhstan to the country Bolat Imanbayev, emphasized  the importance of developing Armenian-Kazakh industrial cooperation.

According to the press service of the Ministry of Social Labor of  Armenia, Mkrtchyan noted that the deepening of relations between the  two countries has become noticeable due to joint work in the socio-  economic sphere, mutual visits and constant discussions of industrial  issues.

In turn, the Ambassador of Kazakhstan also noted the importance of  efforts aimed at developing bilateral relations, calling industrial  cooperation effective and constructive.

In this regard, the parties drew attention to the fact that the  signing of a memorandum of intent on cooperation in the social and  labor sphere between the Ministry of Social Labor of Armenia and the  Ministry of Labor and Social Protection of the Population of  Kazakhstan in Yerevan in 2023 gave an additional impetus to the  development of sectoral relations. As the meeting participants  recalled, the memorandum envisages the exchange of information and  experience in the development of legal acts related to labor,  employment and social protection, as well as other areas of mutual  interest.

During the meeting, the role of joint work carried out within the  framework of the protocol of the 10th meeting of the  intergovernmental commission on economic cooperation between Armenia  and Kazakhstan was also emphasized. According to the department, in  this vein, the parties discussed the process of exchanging  information on various legal regulations in the field of social  protection, including the labor market, employment and areas of labor  law within the framework of the meeting item devoted to deepening  cooperation in the field of labor and social protection.

According to the source, the ambassador and the minister also  considered the readiness of both sides to participate in various  initiatives organized by the two countries.