Vienna, February 18, 2026 – Permanent Representative of the Republic of Kazakhstan Mukhtar Tleuberdi held a meeting with Maria Telalian, Director of the OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights.

The Ambassador thanked the ODIHR for its willingness to participate in monitoring the upcoming March 15 Republican referendum on the adoption of a new Constitution of Kazakhstan. He informed about the main provisions of the draft new Constitution and stressed that the proposed constitutional reform represents a comprehensive modernization of the model of public administration in Kazakhstan and is a continuation of the consistent political transformations of the President of the Republic of Kazakhstan K.K.Tokayev.

M.Tleuberdi noted that the drafting of the Constitution was conducted by the Constitutional Commission in a completely open format with the broad participation of civil society, political parties, public organizations and the expert community.

Director Telalian thanked the Kazakh side for its openness and willingness to engage in a constructive dialogue. She also confirmed her intention to make her first visit to Astana this year.

Source : https://www.gov.kz/memleket/entities/mfa-vienna/press/news/details/1164761?lang=kk