Almaty hosts Week of State Language

At the opening ceremony it was noted that the key value of any country, nation or man is, first and foremost, the native language. As President of Kazakhstan Nursultan Nazarbayev said: "We should bend every effort for further development of the Kazakh language, which is the main factor of unity of all people of Kazakhstan. And, at the same time, create favorable conditions allowing all nationalities residing in the country to speak the state language freely, learn it and develop it."
Campaigns, seminars, open lessons, round tables dedicated to the problem of development of national linguistics are to be held within the Week of State Language. According to the organizers, the state language should be not only spoken, but also used in literature, science and technologies.
A state language competition among non-Kazakh students of Almaty universities was announced within the framework of the Week of State Language.