Monumental composition 'Kazakhstan' unveiled in Almaty

MATY. November 11. KAZINFORM /Aigul Turysbekova/ Heads of state have recognized the President of Kazakhstan as the prominent politician on a global scale, who has made an enormous contribution to nuclear disarmament, establishment of the Asian security system, development of integration. Akim of Almaty Akhmetzhan Yessimov said it at the opening ceremony of the monumental composition "Kazakhstan" dedicated to 20th anniversary of Kazakhstan's independence in the Park of the First President.

The composition represents a figure of the Kazakh President and the granite monument in the form of two wings of the eagle. The wings depict two historically significant cities - Astana and Almaty, as symbols of an independent state - against the background of national ornaments and gilded letters of the quotes from the President's speech. The monument is made of bronze, granite, marble.

Yessimov stressed that Kazakhstan under the leadership of Nursultan Nazarbayev successfully implemented large-scale political, economic and social reforms in a short period of time. According to him, today Kazakhstan's GDP ranks 54th among more than 200 countries in the world, 16^th among 50 Asian countries, 21^st among 46 European countries. More than 60% of Central Asia's GDP belongs to Kazakhstan. Kazakhstan is approaching the socio-economic indicators of developed countries. "No coincidence that the phenomenon of Kazakhstan's model of development appeared in the international arena," he noted.