Yerzhan Babakumarov chaired a meeting of the Council of the Assembly of the People of Kazakhstan in Almaty
Deputy Akim of Almaty Yerzhan Babakumarov, held a meeting of the Council of the Assembly of the People of Kazakhstan in Almaty, with the participation of members of public structures of the APK, republican and city ethnocultural associations, representatives of the scientific and creative intelligentsia, the media.
Today is the 5th anniversary of the Day of Gratitude - a holiday that was initiated by the First President of the Republic of Kazakhstan - Elbasy, and is celebrated on March 1, the day of the creation of the Assembly of the People of Kazakhstan. Yerzhan Babakumarov, noted the role of the Assembly of the People of Kazakhstan in the institutionalization of the Day of Gratitude and presented the members of the APK Council with letters of gratitude on behalf of the Akim of Almaty, Bakhytzhan Sagintayev, for their contribution to strengthening interethnic harmony, culture of peace and dialogue in society, and the unity of the people of Kazakhstan.
During the meeting, the results of the work over the past year were summed up, the progress in the implementation of comprehensive measures to develop interethnic relations in the city and the current tasks of this direction were considered. In 2020, the Assembly held 182 charitable events, more than 9346 citizens in need and 2647 families received help and support for more than 60 million tenge. A draft Concept for the further development of interethnic relations in Almaty and a plan for its implementation were developed.
Members of the APK Council of Almaty also stressed the importance of the Day of Gratitude.
“The holiday of gratitude can become a seed of mercy and kindness, humanity in our state, where, thanks to the sensitivity and breadth of the Kazakh people, the centers of mutual understanding and stability have been ignited. Since the first years of independence, more than 130 nationalities and ethnic groups have united in our country, the holiday of friendship of the peoples of the world reigns in the country, a holiday of friendship of traditions, a holiday of friendship of cultures. The Day of Gratitude marks the day of respect for the common history of ethnic groups of multinational Kazakhstan, the day of loyalty to traditions and support of social solidarity and mutual assistance. This day is called the day of kindness, handshake and spiritual traditions, ”said Kazakhbay Kasimov, deputy chairman of the Almaty branch of the Akhiska Turkish Ethnocultural Center.