Astana, May 6, 2025 - Mazhilis - Lower House of Parliament. Yerlan Koshanov, Chairman of Mazhilis met with the National Assembly (Parliament) of Hungary headed by the Chair of the Kazakhstan-Hungary Parliamentary Cooperation Group Sándor Fazekas.

Welcoming the Hungarian parliamentarians, Yerlan Koshanov stressed that the peoples of Kazakhstan and Hungary are connected by a strategic partnership.

 - Kazakhstan highly values the strong ties of cooperation with Hungary, our strategic partner in the European Union. Our brotherly countries are united by the common values of independence, peace and national culture. Our common historical heritage continues to inspire us to fruitful dialog and multifaceted interaction. The trusting relationship between our leaders is a guarantee of this. It is symbolic that the first state visit of the President of the Republic of Kazakhstan Kassym-Jomart Tokayev to Budapest in November 2024 was held in the year of the 10th anniversary of our strategic partnership, - said the Speaker of the Mazhilis.

Yerlan Koshanov emphasized that the Mazhilis attaches great importance to the development of inter-parliamentary relations with the State Assembly of Hungary. During last year's visit to Budapest, an Agreement on Cooperation between the parliaments of the two countries was signed, which has become a solid basis for the development of bilateral relations. He also noted the active work of Hungarian deputies within the group on inter-parliamentary cooperation and congratulated Sándor Fazekas on his recent election as chair of the friendship group with Kazakhstan.

In turn, Sándor Fazekas conveyed to the Kazakh people the warm greetings of the Hungarian Kipchaks, who, according to him, live in about 50 settlements in Hungary and value their connection with the historical homeland of their ancestors.

- Our common roots have a special meaning for us. It is this knowledge, this heritage, that we want to pass on to the next generations. And we greatly appreciate the fact that since 1990 we have been able to reestablish our historical ties and begin to build new relations between our countries and peoples. It is important for the Hungarian Kipchaks and the entire Hungarian people that Kazakhstan has become an independent country and is successfully building a prosperous society, thanks to which we were able to establish strong ties in the field of diplomacy, economy and culture, - said the head of the Hungarian delegation.

The Speaker of Mazhilis noted the fruitful interaction of our countries in the Organization of Turkic States and TURKPA, stressed the importance of developing contacts with Hungarian colleagues within the framework of the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe and other multilateral structures.

At the end of the meeting Yerlan Koshanov on behalf of the President of Kazakhstan Kassym-Jomart Tokayev presented Sándor Fazekas with the Order "Dostyk" II degree for strengthening the friendship and cooperation between Kazakhstan and Hungary.

Source: https://mazhilis.parlam.kz/ru/multimedia-center/news/16819

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