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Nazarbaev met group of deputies of Senate of Parliament of Kazakhstan

The President of Kazakhstan Nursultan Nazarbayev met the group of deputies of Senate of the Parliament of the Republic of Kazakhstan, the agency reports referring to the president's press service.

Astana. May 28. Kazakhstan Today - The President of Kazakhstan Nursultan Nazarbayev met the group of deputies of Senate of the Parliament of the Republic of Kazakhstan, the agency reports referring to the president's press service.

According to Senator Eugeniy Aman, the period of recovery of agrarian sector has been completed in Kazakhstan." The Senator underlined that in connection with world food crisis Kazakhstan needs to re-assess its plans for the future."

E. Aman noted that peasants do not have proprietary attitude toward land resources because 97% of the land is in public property and agricultural producers prefer to lease it instead of buying.

"Aman proposed to develop measures that would compel agricultural manufacturers to manage land properly, struggle against wind erosion, fertilize and apply soil erosion protective technologies," the report states.

The President of the country Nursultan Nazarbayev supported the Senator, noting "that the state constantly renders financial support to the agrarian sector of the country."

"This year volume of state financial support made 127 billion KZT that is twice as high than last year's parameters," N. Nazarbayev said.

The meeting participants discussed demographic issue in the country, the press service reports.

"The leader of the state Nursultan Nazarbayev stated that demographic situation in Kazakhstan has been normalized. According to the latest statistical data, population of Kazakhstan reached approximately 15.7 million people. 65 % are Kazakh. More than half of the population of the Republic, 53%, lives in towns," the report informs.

N. Nazarbayev discussed creation of conditions for adaptation in Kazakhstan of ethnic Kazakh, returning to their historical motherland.

Discussing the questions of development of the Kazakh language, the President stated that the official language needs to be developed, but not at the expense of other languages. "N. Nazarbayev suggested creating public fund of development of the Kazakh language, which will accumulate donations of those who is indifferent to the problems of their mother tongue. The Fund of the first President will transfer 500 - 600 million KZT," the press service reports.

At the meeting the Senators discussed the question of development of the new Tax Code.

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