Key provisions of the Address of the President of Kazakhstan discussed in Latvia

Riga, September 11, 2024 - at the Embassy of Kazakhstan in Latvia, Ambassador Dauren Karipov held a roundtable discussion with representatives, experts, scientific and academic community, media and business circles of Latvia on the Address of the Head of State Kassym-Jomart Tokayev to the people of Kazakhstan “Just Kazakhstan: Law and Order, Economic Growth, Social Optimism”.

Ambassador of Kazakhstan Dauren Karipov familiarised the participants of the roundtable discussion with the main aspects of the Address, which is headed by the issues of further socio-economic development of the country and improvement of the welfare of its citizens.

The Kazakh diplomat noted that the Head of State announced the date of the national referendum on the construction of the nuclear power plant, which will be held on October 6, 2024, which will be an important step in the formation of a new socio-political culture and an example of the concept of “Listening State”. In addition, in the Address special attention was paid to the strategic course of presidential reforms aimed at comprehensive and systematic renewal of all spheres of life of Kazakhstan society and the state as a whole.

For their part, the round table participants highly appreciated the growth rate of Kazakhstan's economy, the systematic approach of the Republic's leadership in carrying out reforms, as well as measures to support the most vulnerable segments of the population.

Latvian businessmen, for their part, confirmed their interest in developing close economic ties with our country, noting that the initiatives and projects proposed by the President of Kazakhstan in his Address open new opportunities for foreign investors to implement joint projects with Kazakh partners.

The participants of the event also noted that the new areas of cooperation within the framework of the implementation of the Address correlate with the provisions of the Agreement on Enhanced Partnership and Cooperation between the European Union and Kazakhstan.