Kazakhstan and Uzbekistan are set
to establish the Supreme Interstate Council chaired by the heads of the two
states. The Foreign Ministers Council will coordinate the work, including setting
the strategic directions of cooperation between the two countries and addressing
matters of mutual interest. The Kazakh Parliament has ratified the Treaty on Allied
Relations with Uzbekistan. The document also envisages strengthening
cooperation on the international stage and reflects pressing issues of the
rational use and protection of transboundary water resources, as well as
environmental and food security. In general, the agreement aims at unlocking
the full potential of bilateral interaction between the two states.
“The treaty is aimed at expanding
cooperation in energy, political, trade and economic, transit and transport,
cultural and humanitarian spheres, as well as in the field of civil defense and
energy. In accordance with the provisions of the treaty, the parties promote
the strengthening of ties between the parliaments, political parties, and
public organizations of the two states,” said Alisher Satvaldiyev, Member of the
Senate, the Upper House of the Kazakh Parliament.
CIS countries agree to jointly
counter biological threats
During a plenary session, members
of the Senate, an Upper House of the Kazakh Parliament, ratified an agreement
on cooperation of the CIS member states in the field of public healthcare. The
document aims to strengthen the legal framework for the development of a
collective system to counter biological threats. The agreement provisions
regulate the procedure for providing assistance to the CIS states in the
elimination of emergency situations. Besides, it stipulates the creation of
specialized anti-epidemic brigades, which will provide consultative,
methodological, and practical assistance to medical organizations of the
requesting state.
