A. Balaeva discussed with journalists the need to develop ethnopolitical literacy

Minister of Information and Social Development A. Balayeva took part in the plenary session of the seminar for media representatives "Increasing ethnopolitical literacy".

The seminar was held on April 9 in Nur-Sultan, organized by the Institute of Ethnological and Applied Research MIOR RK.

In her greeting to the participants, the Minister noted that thanks to a balanced state policy in the world, the image of Kazakhstan as a peace-loving state was formed. "The priority of state policy at all levels of government has been and remains to ensure the unity of the people of Kazakhstan, peace and social harmony in the country," A. Balayeva emphasized.

At the same time, she noted that there are attempts to politicize the problems of the interethnic sphere.
She drew the attention of the seminar participants that adequate media coverage of events related to the interethnic sphere has a colossal impact on the harmonious development of interethnic relations in Kazakhstan.

In the course of live communication with media representatives, the Minister answered a number of questions on the ongoing work of the Ministry of Education and Development of the Republic of Kazakhstan in the field of the development of interethnic relations.

The minister proposed to create a special pool of journalists in the field of interethnic relations. "It is necessary to determine in each media a journalist who will cover the interethnic sphere." She expressed the readiness of the Ministry to build up constant interaction with them in providing information, to conduct training.