11:57, 04 September 2013 | GMT +5
Kazakhstan regions' development takes center stage at Cabinet meeting
ASTANA. September 4. KAZINFORM Prime Minister of Kazakhstan Serik Akhmetov has instructed the Ministry of Regional Development of Kazakhstan together with the public bodies concerned and regional authorities to amend the program of Kazakh regions' development until November 1.

According to the Premier, the program should include separate sections on the development of rural territories.
"It is also crucial to continue explanatory work with the newly elected governors on the issues of local self-government and decentralization of the state functions. Further development of agricultural areas will directly rest upon effective work of the state bodies," the head of the Cabinet stressed at the Wednesday session in Astana.