Round table of the Assembly of the People of Kazakhstan dedicated to the 30th anniversary of Independence

Round table of the Assembly of the People of Kazakhstan dedicated to the 30th anniversary of Independence

On March 1, 2021, with the participation of the State Secretary of the Republic of Kazakhstan Krymbek Kusherbayev, a round table of the Assembly of the People of Kazakhstan was held, dedicated to the 30th anniversary of Independence of the Republic of Kazakhstan and the 5th anniversary of the establishment of the Day of Gratitude.

The event was attended by the Minister of Information and Social Development of the Republic of Kazakhstan A. Balayeva, Deputy Chairmen of the Assembly of the People of Kazakhstan M. Bekbaeva and Z. Kuziev, deputies of the Mazhilis of the Parliament of the Republic of Kazakhstan from the Assembly of the People of Kazakhstan, deputy akims
biennium Nur-Sultan, Almaty, Shymkent and regions, members of the ANC, representatives of ethnocultural associations, the youth wing of the ANC, etc.

During the round table, the participants discussed the consolidating significance of the 30th anniversary of Independence and
5th anniversary of the Day of Gratitude, established by the First President of Kazakhstan - Elbasy, reflecting Kazakhstani values ​​- national unity and harmony, social solidarity and mutual support, passing on the traditions of friendship to new generations.

Opening the event, the Secretary of State stressed that, marking the 30th anniversary of our Independence this year, we give the Day of Gratitude a special meaning. We want to express our deep gratitude to those who stood at the origins of the creation and formation of independent Kazakhstan.

“First of all, we should be deeply grateful to the First President - Elbasy Nursultan Abishevich Nazarbayev, who embodied the centuries-old dream of our ancestors about freedom and sovereignty,” said Krymbek Kusherbayev.

Krymbek Kusherbayev noted that in the modern conditions of the formation of a qualitatively new national identity adapted to the challenges of the time, the Head of State Kassym-Zhomart Tokayev, along with political and economic reforms, pays great attention to the modernization of public consciousness.

For example, the completion of large-scale work on the complete rehabilitation of victims of political repression should become an important area of ​​the spiritual modernization of our society. For many peoples affected by totalitarianism, the Kazakh land has become a real home. The restoration of historical justice, the return of the honest name of the unjustly convicted - this is what we must leave in the memory of grateful descendants.

This also applies to the tragic consequences of the Holodomors, the destruction of the leaders of the "Alash" movement, the fate of many true patriots, attempts to falsify the history of our people.

In conclusion, the Secretary of State expressed gratitude to the people of Kazakhstan for their daily work for the benefit of everyone and the prosperity of our country.

Also, within the framework of the round table, a presentation of the ANC project "People's Expedition" 30 Years of Peace and Harmony dear to the First President "and the charity marathon" Caravan of Mercy: 30 Good Deeds "took place, representatives of the education and health sectors, civil society, students and ethnocultural associations made speeches.

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By the Decree of the President of the Republic of Kazakhstan No. 173 dated January 14, 2016, the Day of Gratitude was established in Kazakhstan.

At the XXII session of the Assembly of the People of Kazakhstan, the First President of the Republic of Kazakhstan - Elbasy noted that the common historical fate of ethnic groups inhabiting modern Kazakhstan had a positive effect on the mentality of the people, their ideas and aspirations in life, and formed values ​​and ideals common to all ethnic groups.

Revealing the dramatic history of the formation of the multiethnic people of Kazakhstan, Elbasy suggested that “it would be fair to mark the day of the formation of the Assembly of the People of Kazakhstan - March 1 - annually as the Day of gratitude of all ethnic groups to each other and to the Kazakhs who showed mercy and accepted these people as relatives. This would bring us even closer. This day can become a bright holiday of mercy, friendship and love of all Kazakhstanis to each other".