In 2012, Astana is the cultural capital of CIS and Turkic world - President
15:18, 27 January 2012
ASTANA. January 27. KAZINFORM In 2012, Astana is the cultural capital of the CIS and the Turkic world. It is necessary to properly carry out these activities, Kazakh President Nursultan Nazarbayev said at the joint sitting of Parliament on Friday.
"We are responding to global challenges of the twenty-first century by deepening the Eurasian integration. Together with Russia and Belarus we formed a Single Economic Space, and plan to establish Eurasian Economic Union.
This is an important factor in overall regional stability, improving the competitiveness of our economies. We are ready to support the desire of other CIS states to join the Eurasian integration," the Kazakh President emphasized.