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07.09.2016

II session of the Parliament: first online plenary meeting of the Mazhilis


                Astana, September 7, the House of Mazhilis. Today, the first plenary meeting of the Mazhilis in the second session of the Parliament, broadcasted online on the website of the Parliament and on other leading Kazakhstan Internet resources, was held under the chairmanship of the Speaker of the Chamber Nurlan Nigmatulin.

                The agenda is updated by the Chamber taking into account the priorities, specified by the President of the country at the opening of the second session.

New draft laws, on which the deputies of the Mazhilis started to work on a priority basis, include the legislative amendments on combating extremism and terrorism, as well as on local government.

                The Committee on foreign affairs, defense and security is instructed to prepare conclusions on several ratification draft laws. These are the agreements of Kazakhstan with: United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) on the establishment of the Central Asian regional glaciological center in RK, as well as with the International Atomic Energy Agency on the establishment of the Bank of low-enriched uranium of the International Atomic Energy Agency in RK.

                Here, there is also the Agreement on the form of exchanging notes on the procedure for acknowledgement of official documents, certifying residency, issued by the authorized bodies of RK and RF within the Convention between the governments of both countries on elimination of double taxation and prevention of the revenue and capital tax evasion.

                After the discussion, the Chamber approved the ratification of amendments to the Agreement on mutual recognition of benefits and guarantees for the participants and disabled veterans of the Great Patriotic War, participants of military actions in the territories of other states, families of dead soldiers dated April 15, 1994. Particularly, new developments are associated with updating the regulations of the Agreement taking into account the replacement of perquisites by monetary benefits in several CIS countries. It is also provided to extend the list of categories of persons, covered by the Agreement.

                At the plenary session, the deputies approved additions to the Regulation of the Mazhilis, aimed at strengthening of the role of deputies and deputy unions in legislative activity.

                Amendments provide obligatory recognition of the members of deputy unions on behalf of political party fraction, deputy group, if they do not insist on reporting on behalf of the deputy union upon closure of debates. And today, the Chamber has approved the Plan of the main activities on implementation of the powers of the Mazhilis of the sixth convocation for the second session.

                The following deputy inquiries were made at the plenary session.

                Thus, deputy G.Schegelskiy raised the issue of extending “Zhaisan” border crossing located on the frontier with Russian Federation on the road “Western Europe – Western China” under construction, deputy A.Platonov – the issues of the use of electrical appliances by visually impaired people. Deputy A. Perushayev emphasized the attention of the Prime Minister and the General Prosecutor to appeals of businessmen on systematic violations of their legal rights on the facts of conclusion of transactions with fake companies. The inquiry of M.Kazbekova contains the request of the Chairman of the National Bank to repeatedly consider the possibility to undertake real measures to protect the interests of fair borrowers. The deputy inquiry of D.Yespayeva raises the issues of recovery of children's clinics, and “Pediatry” specialty in medical universities.

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                At the plenary session, the Chamber satisfied the requests of the deputies of the Mazhilis on the transfer from one permanent committee to another. Thus, M.Aisina became the member of the Committee for economic reform and regional development, A.Zhailganova – the Committee on legislation and judicial and legal reform, N. Zhumadildayeva – the Committee on social and cultural development, I. Klimenko – the Committee on social and cultural development, S.Kussainov – the Committee on finance and budget, B. Ospanov – the Committee on agrarian issues, N. Sabilyanov – the Committee for economic reform and regional development, M. Tinikeyev – the Committee on environment and wildlife management.

The Chamber elected the deputy Nurtai Sabilyanov as the Chairman of the Mazhilis for economic reform and regional development.


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