A.Balayeva presented State awards for the 30th anniversary of Independence of Kazakhstan

Today, the Minister of Information and Social Development A.Balayeva took part in a solemn event dedicated to the 30th anniversary of Independence of the Republic of Kazakhstan.

The Minister presented state awards to veterans and current employees of the field of information and social development: the Order of "Kurmet", the medal "Yeren enbegi ushin", honorary titles "Honored Worker of Kazakhstan", certificates of Honor of the Republic of Kazakhstan, jubilee medals "Kazakhstan Republikasyn Tauelsizdigine 30 zhyl", medals "Halyk Algys", badges "Akparat salasyn uzdigi", as well as honorary certificates of the Prime Minister of the Republic of Kazakhstan. Among the awardees are prominent figures of civil society of Kazakhstan Banu Nurgaziyeva, Aigul Solovieva, Marat Bashimov, veterans and current media employees - Sauyk Zhakan, Makpal Zhumabai, Sergey Nesterenko, Marina Sakharova and others.

Minister A.Balayeva stressed in her congratulatory speech: "The 30th anniversary of Independence is a new stage in the development of the country. In the recently published article "Lessons of Independence", Elbasy described very well what difficulties our people had to go through on this path. In fact, as both the First President and the Head of State noted, our people have passed the 30-year journey with honor, conquering new heights."

A.Balayeva noted that all these years the department oversees the main ideological directions of state policy - information, development of civil society, public consent. "I would like to thank each of you for your involvement and professional work! The contribution of each of you to the common cause is priceless," A.Balayeva said.

Prominent public figure Aigul Solovyova congratulated all Kazakhstanis and noted that the Ministry has made a huge contribution to the sustainable development of the country and the keyword "development" is reflected fairly in the name of the Ministry and wished to always adhere to this vector. "The Ministry has done significant and effective work in this direction and has built a productive format of dialogue with members of the public," A. Solovyova said.

In turn, the veteran of "Kazakh Radio" Sauyk Zhakan, who was awarded the title "Kazakstannyn enbek sinirgen kayratkeri", noted that we live in a happy time, which previous generations dreamed. She recalled that the year of the 30th anniversary coincided with the 100th anniversary of "Kazakh Radio" and she sees a lot of work and feels real concern for the broadcasting sector from the State.

The President of the Civil Alliance of Kazakhstan B.Nurgaziyeva noted that she perceives the presentation of the medal "Kazakhstan Republikasyn Tauelsizdigine 30 zhyl" as an assessment of the merits of the entire Civil Alliance, which unites non-governmental organizations of all regions of the country.

During the solemn event, a video was shown about the work done by the Ministry on behalf of the Head of State Kassym-Jomart Tokayev in the year of the 30th anniversary of Independence.