Askar Umarov met with local citizens of Irgiz district

Today the Minister of Information and Social Development of the Republic of Kazakhstan Askar Umarov has  met with local citizens and media representatives of the Irgiz district.

 Minister talked about the implemented projects, carried out  work and the main tasks of the ministry.

A.Umarov noted the need for timely implementation of the regional state information order in the regions with maximum attention to regional media in his report,

Minister also elaborated on the development of civil society, in particular: financing of NGOs through the implementation of social projects within the framework of the state social order; improvement of legislation on volunteering, charity, the SSO and grants for NGOs; further development of the volunteer movement.

Local citizens raised problematic issues in the supervised areas of the Ministry, namely in the field of religion, ideology, media content, volunteering, youth. Some citizens have complained that the road connecting Irgiz with the Western Europe-Western China highway needs to be repaired.

An important part of the program of the trip was a briefing for media representatives, as well as a personal reception of citizens.

In addition to meetings with the public, Askar Umarov visited the Irgiz district mosque, the Irgiz newspaper and other organizations.