On September 12, 2024, the Second Interparliamentary Forum of Central Asian states kicked off in Khiva, Uzbekistan.
Delegates from Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, and Uzbekistan, including representatives of youth parliaments and local governments, are participating in the two-day event.
In her opening remarks, Tanzila Narbayeva, Chair of the Senate of the Oliy Majlis, emphasized that all countries of the region see their future development in direct connection with the sustainability and well-being of the Central Asian region. She noted the importance of inter-parliamentary cooperation for the successful implementation of the agreements reached at the highest level and put forward a number of proposals to intensify and expand inter-parliamentary cooperation.
The forum features four panel sessions focusing on:
- Developing new avenues for interparliamentary cooperation.
- Enhancing the involvement of interparliamentary commissions, friendship groups, and local representative bodies in regional social and economic development.
- Facilitating appeals from youth parliaments and groups to the heads of state.
- Promoting the role of women and youth in the region’s socio-economic progress.