Hungarian deputy parliament speaker visits Kazakhstan

Sándor Lezsák, the deputy parliament speaker, paid an official visit to Kazakhstan on Sept 8-10, Parliament’s press office said on Wednesday.

Deputy parliament speaker visits Kazakhstan

In Astana, Lezsak met for talks Albert Rau, deputy chairman and member of the Majilis, the lower house of Kazakh parliament, and they reviewed bilateral relations including cooperation between the two countries’ parliaments. They also discussed international affairs including the Russia-Ukraine war and the situation of national minorities with a view to the that fact that Rau is of German origin, the office said in a statement.

Lezsák also met Kubanychbek Omuraliev, Secretary-General of the Organisation of Turkic States, Sultan Raev, Secretary General of the International Organisation of Turkic Culture, Aktoty Raimkulova, President of the Turkic Culture and Heritage Foundation and Mehmet Sureyya Er, Secretary General of the Parliamentary Assembly of Turkic States and they agreed on further enhancing cultural cooperation. They also agreed on plans to jointly organise a festival of Turkic Culture Hungary would host in Lakitelek in 2025.

The deputy speaker was a visiting guest at the ongoing World Nomad Games and he congratulated Hungarian athlete László Koczka on winning a gold medal in archery as well as the other Hungarian athletes.

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