ASTANA. June 12. KAZINFORM Chairman of the Committee for Social and Cultural Development of the Kazakh Senate Akhan Bizhanov met with the Austrian parliamentarian Reinhold Lopatka, Senate's press service reports.

During the meeting the sides discussed a wide range of issues, including socioeconomic development, staff strategy and employment of population.

A.Bizhanov emphasized that state policy attached attention to improving the quality of education, science, healthcare, and culture and sport development.

R. Lopatka, in his turn, commended Kazakhstan's efforts on social support of population and spoke in favor of active cooperation in the development of education, healthcare, staff issues and youth employment.