20:30, 10 December 2012 | GMT +5
Citizens of Kazakhstan should respect national symbols: Secretary of State
ASTANA. December 10. KAZINFORM Today Kazakh Secretary of State Mukhtar Kul-Mukhammed chaired a session of the Republican Commission on state symbols, the President's press service reports.

"This year we celebrate the 20th anniversary of our state symbols. Our flag, emblem and anthem are the symbols representing the high spirit of national self-consciousness, patriotism and love of country. It is a civil duty of each citizen of Kazakhstan to respect these values of our independence," the Secretary of State said opening the session.
Secretary of State Kul-Mukhammed especially emphasized that violation of the law on state symbols was unacceptable and would be punished accordingly.
Reports of the Chairman of the Kazakh Agency for Civil Service Affairs, the Minister of Internal Affairs, the mayor of Almaty and the governor of Kostanay region on the use of state symbols were reviewed at the session.