Members and veterans of the assembly from all regions, chairs of national and regional ethno-cultural unions, members of Parliament, heads of central executive bodies, political parties, religious associations, non-governmental organisations, university rectors, diplomatic missions of foreign states, scientific and art intelligentsia and media were among the participants.
President Nursultan Nazarbayev noted that unity among citizens coming from more than 130 ethnic backgrounds is one of the greatest values of the country’s independence.
Our country managed to preserve friendship – the main asset of all generations of Kazakhstan’s people. By the will of the nation, a unique path of equal rights, unity and accord of all ethnic groups in Kazakhstan was elected. The Assembly of the People of Kazakhstan is the fruit of our independence and always stayed at a high level in any challenges and at every period of the independence. Its history is reflected by all stages and concrete results of the nation’s ascent,” he said.
Nursultan Nazarbayev outlined adopting Mangilik El act as an important objective of the session.
Our nationwide idea Mangilik El is a new matrix of patriotic conscious of Kazakh people. Mangilik El Patriotic Act is a capacious unique programme of identity of unity of our people,” the President said.
In President’s words, basic spiritual values of Kazakhstan people are reflected in the document. The act bounds together economy, politics, morality, belief, the country’s vision in the global world and will bind many generations of Kazakh people.
Nursultan Nazarbayev also talked about changes in the country’s education system. According to him, initiatives in the field of education, including transition to a five-day week, trilingual education caused big debates in the country. However, poorly thought experiments are unacceptable, he stated.
School issues concern every family. Therefore, all positions must be heard. Unreasoned experiments are not permitted here, nobody can be customized, we decide ourselves what we need,” the Head of State said.
Nursultan Nazarbayev also noted the Patriotic Act strengthened national values such as common responsibility of the authorities, society, and individual citizens over the homeland’s security, development, and prosperity.
By adopting the Patriotic Act, we build a strong bridge between what we really have in our lives and what is valuable to all of us, with what will be important and precious at all stages of Kazakhstan’s future development,” he emphasized.
Among other speakers at the forum were delegates from the regions, a cosmonaut, athletes, as well as representatives of working professions, youth organisations and civil society. All of them highlighted issues having effect on the country’s peace and stability, urging in many cases to cherish them as the main value of the contemporary Kazakhstan.
The session concluded with the adoption of the Mangilik El Patriotic Act.
