17:33, 28 April 2009 | GMT +5
Crucial to raise authority of IFASS ? Kazakh President
ALMATY. April 28. KAZINFORM. /Dauren Zhailin/ ?Activity of the Fund showed importance of joint actions of Central Asian countries in solution of regional and global problems?, Kazakh President Nursultan Nazarbayev has made it public at the Summit of Heads of States, founders of the International Fund for Saving the Aral Sea (IFASS) in Almaty today.

?Using this invaluable experience of cooperation we should make every effort to solve urgent problems of our region, including provision of its sustainable development?, the Head of the State emphasized.
N. Nazarbayev said that analysis of the current state of the Aral Sea basin showed high level of hazardous ecological factors despite the efforts made by the states of the region. Among these factors are global climate changes as well as problems connected with the current law-water season.
?We have to come to the principal decisions to raise the role of the IFASS authority. We consider it is necessary to restore the status of the board members at the level of deputy heads of the governments. Kazakhstan appoints First Deputy Prime Minister a member of the board?, the Kazakh leader noted.