Experts discussed issues of civil identity of Kazakhstanis

An expert meeting "Civil Identity and its components"was held in Nur-Sultan at the site of the Institute of Applied Ethnopolitical Studies of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Kazakhstan in an online format.
The event was attended by a deputy of the Mazhilis of the Parliament of the Republic of Kazakhstan, members of the Assembly of People of Kazakhstan and the Scientific and Expert Council, representatives of the Committee for the Development of Interethnic Relations of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, the Institute of Public Policy "Nur Otan", the IPEI expert group, the Association of Departments of the APK, etc.
The director of the Institute Talgat Kaliyev made a welcoming speech to the participants of the meeting, who pointed out that in the article "Independence above all" the Head of State touches on the need to create a qualitatively new identity. In his opinion, in order to understand the term "identity", it is very important to break it down into its components, assess their relationship with each other, take the necessary measures to create this identity and determine its relevance.
Majilis Deputy Berik Abdygaliuly noted that a wide range of experts should be involved in the study of identity issues, using the available results of sociological research.
Aigul Sadvokasova, Deputy Director of the Institute of Ethno-Cultural Studies, focused on the components that allow people to consider themselves full citizens of our country, and affect the sense of identity (place of birth, cultural similarity, etc.).
During the event, the participants exchanged views and gave a number of constructive suggestions to the topic of the expert meeting.