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Source: Peter the Great St. Petersburg Polytechnic University –
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A national referendum on the adoption of a new constitution was held in Kazakhstan. International observers from the CIS Interparliamentary Assembly monitored the referendum at the invitation of Kazakhstan's Minister of Foreign Affairs, Yermek Kosherbayev. Russian President Vladimir Putin expressed hope that the constitutional reforms in Kazakhstan will contribute to the further strengthening of the alliance and comprehensive strategic partnership between the two countries.
Russia and Kazakhstan have long had strong ties, including in education and science. Andrey Rudskoy, Rector of the Polytechnic University, is an Honorary Professor of Al-Farabi Kazakh National University. This is the university's highest award, given for outstanding contributions to the development of international scientific and educational cooperation.
"St. Petersburg and Almaty, Russia and Kazakhstan, are united by strong ties of friendship and professional cooperation," Andrei Ivanovich noted. "And for me, Kazakhstan is a small Soviet homeland, as I was born in the village of Tsabelevka in the Fyodorovsky District of the Kostanay Region of the Kazakh SSR."
Andrey Rudskoy specifically noted that model lawmaking is fundamental to the work of the CIS IPA Expert Council on Science and Education, enabling the implementation of international norms and principles at the national level that promote the development of all Commonwealth states. The council's experts are prominent scholars and specialists. During the formation of the CIS International Observer Mission, legal scholar and Doctor of Sciences Dmitry Mokhorov (deputy of the representative municipal body and director of the Higher School of Law and European Studies) was recommended by the academic community, at the request of the Rector of SPbPU.
During their work, international observers from the IPA CIS held working meetings with parliamentary senators and Majilis deputies, the heads of the Constitutional and Supreme Courts, the chairperson of the Central Election Commission and the head of the referendum commission of the Republic of Kazakhstan, representatives of government agencies, and public associations. On election day, they visited 24 polling stations with Kyrgyz parliament deputies Temirlan Aitiev and Zhanybek Amatov. "I would like to note the active participation of Kazakhstani citizens in the referendum, the well-organized work of the election commissions, and strict adherence to national legislation and international standards regarding the free expression of the will of citizens," said Dmitry Mokhorov.
The CIS International Observer Mission monitored the constitutional referendum both in Kazakhstan and at polling stations abroad in nine countries. The observers assessed the facilities created for people with limited mobility, visual impairments, and hearing impairments, including an audio recording of the constitution in Kazakh and Russian, documents in Braille, and volunteer assistance.
Secretary General of the CIS IPA Council Dmitry Kobitsky thanked the Central Election Commission of Kazakhstan and noted the high level of transparency of the referendum.
“We thank you for your attentive attention to the work of the observers at this important event for your country,” he emphasized.
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