Tashkent, Uzbekistan (UzDaily.com) -- On 23 October 2021, a meeting was held between the First Deputy Chairman of the Senate of the Oliy Majlis Sodyk Safoev with the Deputy Chairman of the Senate of the Parliament of the Republic of Kazakhstan, co-chairman of the Commission on Cooperation between the Senate of the Parliament of the Republic of Kazakhstan and the Senate of the Oliy Majlis of the Republic of Uzbekistan A. Shakirov.

The parties exchanged views on preparations for the presidential elections to be held on October 24 this year.

It was noted that the elections are organized on the principles of openness and transparency to ensure the necessary conditions for voters to get acquainted with the election programs of presidential candidates.

The sides discussed the implementation of the agreements reached within the framework of the official visit of the Chairman of the Senate of the Parliament of the Republic of Kazakhstan M. Ashimbayev to the Republic of Uzbekistan, the development of cooperation between the two countries.

The holding of the third joint meeting of the Commission on Cooperation between the Senate of the Oliy Majlis of the Republic of Uzbekistan and the Senate of the Parliament of the Republic of Kazakhstan was also discussed.