The policy of the unity of the nation was discussed by experts from Kazakhstan and abroad

Today the Institute of Public Policy of the «Nur Otan» Party and the Institute of Applied Ethnopolitical Studies of the MISD of the Republic of Kazakhstan held a scientific and practical conference «The policy of Interethnic Harmony: unity in diversity».

Deputies of the Mazhilis Aidos Sarym, Berik Abdigaliuly and Yulia Kuchinskaya, as well as Kazakh and foreign experts: Serik Seidumanov (Kazakhstan), Markus Kornprobst (OSCE), Alexey Pilko (Russia) and others made reports on the topic of the conference.

The conference was attended by the representative of the leadership of the Secretariat of the People`s Assembly of Kazakhstan of the AP of Kazakhstan Yerlan Abdakasov and the Chairman of the Committee for the Development of Interethnic Relations of the MISD of the Republic of Kazakhstan Galym Shoikin.

The speakers and participants raised issues of the development of civil society, civic culture and patriotism of Kazakhstanis of different generations, and also touched upon the topics of practical directions in the development of interethnic relations in Kazakhstan.

Chairman of the Committee for the Development of Interethnic Relations of the MISD of the Republic of Kazakhstan Galym Shoikin stressed that interculturalism, recognizing cultural diversity, implies the presence of common interests among citizens of different nationalities and religions.

It should be noted that the participants were unanimous in the opinion that the state policy of Kazakhstan in the field of interethnic harmony is based on transparent and clear principles. Thus, the principle of «The unity of the nation is in its diversity», which was designated by the Head of State Kassym-Jomart Tokayev as a successor course of the model of interethnic harmony of Elbasy Nursultan Nazarbayev, is to ensure the stability and consolidation of Kazakh society, the regulation of interethnic processes on the basis of constructive dialogue and interaction.

The participants of the conference noted the importance of openness of representatives of ethnic groups to integration into the Kazakh society, including through studying, knowledge of the state language, cultural interaction and respect for the diversity of the people of Kazakhstan.