Kazakh President takes part in V Congress of Judges in Astana

sp; ASTANA. November 18. KAZINFORM. /Dimash Syzdykov/ The V Congress of Judges of Kazakhstan with the participation of President Nursultan Nazarbayev has been opened in the Palace of Independence in Astana today.

About 460 delegates from Kazakhstan's courts and representatives of lawmaking bodies and nongovernmental organizations as well as judges from Russia, Kyrgyzstan, Azerbaijan, Georgia, Spain and France rate part in the event.

The progress of the Kazakh judicial reform and new priority tasks for further development of the judicial system will be discussed at the Congress. Besides, the issues regarding the updated Code of Judicial Ethics and the charter of the Union of Judges will be on the agenda.

Kazakh President N. Nazarbayev and Supreme Judge Mussabek Alimbekov are expected to make speeches within the meeting.