BAKU, Azerbaijan, August 5. Kazakhstan and the
Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS) have discussed
preparations for the CIS observer mission that will monitor the
upcoming Kurultai elections in Kazakhstan.


This is reflected in the statement of the Ministry of Foreign
Affairs of the Republic of Kazakhstan.


Kazakhstan’s Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs Alibek Kuantyrov
held a meeting with First Deputy Secretary General of the CIS Igor
Petrishenko, during which the sides reviewed organizational issues
related to the mission’s activities.


The discussions focused on preparations for the observer
mission, cooperation with Kazakhstan’s relevant state bodies, and
practical aspects of international observers’ work during the
election campaign.


"The Kazakh side confirmed its readiness to provide the CIS
Mission with the necessary conditions for the effective performance
of its functions in accordance with the national legislation of the
Republic of Kazakhstan and the generally recognized principles of
international election observation," the statement of Kazakh MFA
says.


The parties also exchanged views on current issues of
cooperation within the CIS framework, including preparations for
upcoming meetings of the Commonwealth’s statutory bodies.







Meanwhile, Kazakhstan has scheduled elections of deputies to the
Kurultai (new unicameral parliament) of Kazakhstan for August 23,
2026, the relevant decree was signed by President Kassym-Jomart
Tokayev.


Under the decree, the Central Election Commission of Kazakhstan
has been instructed to organize and conduct preparations for the
election of deputies to the Kurultai.


The government of Kazakhstan, along with the akims of the
capital, regions, and cities of republican significance, has been
ordered to immediately take all necessary organizational,
logistical, material, technical, and financial measures to ensure
the elections are held.


Kazakhstan’s new Constitution was adopted through a national
referendum held on March 15, 2026. Under the constitutional
changes, the country’s bicameral Parliament will be dissolved and
replaced by a unicameral Kurultai composed of 145 deputies.