Tokayev outlines tasks new Kazakh Government will face

Kazakh Head of State Kassym-Jomart Tokayev outlined tasks facing the new government during the plenary session of the Majilis, Kazinform News Agency correspondent reports.  

Today’s Kazakhstan is an influential state in the international arena. It can be said with confidence that this is a good achievement for our country. World experts and politicians see Kazakhstan as a country with a solid economic development in Central Asia, said the Kazakh Head of State.

The President went on to stress that it is important not to stop there.

We should continue working on increasing the well-being of the population. It’s our goal. There is a lot to focus on. In other words, it is clear that that is not enough to attain our long-term prospects and goals. For Kazakhstan to be among the developed countries, it is necessary to go to great lengths. It’s not just a slogan, but a task we face. It is a very important path for us. Alongside the political reforms in the economic life of our country, it is necessary to take bold decisions. The most important thing is that our actions are in line with the principles of formation of Just Kazakhstan, said Tokayev.

As the Head of State said, it is important to give a new impetus to the country’s political and economic development in the first place.

It is essential to reconsider the tasks we set before ourselves. The government needs to take radical specific actions. This task needs to be fulfilled not by word, but by deed. Thus, we could move to a new level of development… The government needs to have a new important role to play, take immediate decisions, actual measures, said the Head of State.

Tokayev added that it is important for the government to take bold decisions aimed at stimulating and diversifying the economy for the benefit of the people.

This task is of exceptional importance and bears strategic nature. It is necessary to adapt to new realities. We need to face new challenges. New approaches are to be developed; new reform-orientated decisions are to be taken. In general, I think it is necessary to give a new impetus to the work of the government, the public expects it too, said the Kazakh President.