Kazakhstan to participate in COP-17 conference in Armenia 

ArmInfo.  On May 15, a parliamentary delegation of Armenia, led by the Chairman of the National Assembly of the Republic of Armenia Alen Simonyan, being in Kazakhstan on an official visit, met with the Chairman of the Senate Maulen Ashimbayev.

As reported by the press service of the RA National Assembly, during  the meeting, the Speaker of the National Assembly praised the  interparliamentary  cooperation between the two countries. The  interlocutors focused on issues related to regional developments and  the peace process between Armenia and Azerbaijan. The NA Speaker  presented  the  Armenian government's Crossroads of Peace project and  stressed the importance of unblocking regional infrastructures.

The importance of establishing direct regular air communication  between the two countries was highlighted at the meeting. The  attitude of the authorities and people of Kazakhstan towards the  Armenian community was particularly emphasized.The parties also  discussed the possibilities of bilateral cooperation in  digitalization and information technology.

Maulen Ashimbayev welcomed the holding of the 17th Conference of the  Parties to the Convention on Biological Diversity (COP-17) in Armenia  in 2026 and noted that Kazakhstan will participate in this important  event.