OREANDA-NEWS. On May 12, 2008 Head of the state took part in the session of maslikhat of the Kyzylorda Region and submit a candidacy of Bolatbek Kuandykov to the post of Governor of the Region, reported the Official website www.akorda.kz.
 
By the decision of the session President was given an approval to the appointment of Bolatbek Kuandykov.

Then Head of the state held a meeting with region activists and introduced Bolatbek Kuandykov to them.

As he addressed the gathering, President said that over the last year Kazakhstan underwent large social, economic and political changes. The first ten-year stage of implementation of the long-term Kazakhstan Development Strategy till 2030 has been successfully concluded. New tasks on joining the community of the world’s 50 most competitive nations have been marked. The Mazhilis of the Parliament and maslikhats at all the levels have been formed on a new basis.

We enter a new stage of development the main directions of which have been set forth in the Address to the People of Kazakhstan. They are country’s sustainable development and growth of welfare of citizens, Nursultan Nazarbayev said.

President marked the most important tasks of the current stage. We need to carry out all planned social programs; provide improvement in the system of healthcare and education; take measures on accelerated modernization of Kazakhstan’s economy and ensuring food security.

Nursultan Nazarbayev emphasized the Kyzylorda Region as one of the examples of Kazakhstan’s regions development. It has positive developments in all main directions and a sufficient potential for the implementation of the plans.

Head of the state put emphasize on the need of effective use of available lands while cultivating rice, the main crops of the agrarian sector of the region. The akimats together with the ‘Ontustik’ social entrepreneurial corporation are set the tasks on development of the specialized firms on lying in, storing, and processing fruits and vegetables.

The important task is an accelerated development of uranium fields in the Kyzylorda Region.
This sphere has large prospects for the future. In the nearest time it may become a locomotive for the regional economy development, Nursultan Nazarbayev said.

Head of the state also place emphasis on importance of the implementation of the projects, such as construction of the ‘Beineu-Bozoi-Shymkent’ main gas pipeline, ‘The Western Europe – The Western China’ international highway, the most of which lie through the territory of the region.

The Government took the decision on construction of Koksarai reservoir. It is not an easy decision and takes huge expenditure of money. But we have taken it to solve the problem of spring flooding on the Syrdarya River and to provide the agrarians of the Southern regions with water. This project will promote the filling of the Aral Sea, President said.

Concluding the meeting, Head of the state appraised the situation in the region as stable. It is due to the effective work done by the Governor of the region Mukhtar Kul-Mukhammed, his leadership potential and skills to work with population.

Nursultan Nazarbayev informed that Mukhtar Kul-Mukhammed had been appointed Minister of Culture and Information.