Integrity is the bedrock of national identity and unity — Vice President Karin
Vice President Erlan Karin has commented on President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev's speech at the first session of the Kazakhstan Khalyk Kenesi (Public Council), Qazinform News Agency reports.
The Head of State, Kassym-Jomart Tokayev, attended the first session of the Kazakhstan Khalyk Kenesi today. He addressed the meeting with a speech of more than an hour, covering a wide range of issues and sharing his reflections.
"In his remarks today, the Head of State made clear that certain entrenched views and values in society need fundamental reconsideration. Indeed, if we seek to shape a new quality of nation and reinforce our identity even more solidly, it would be right to abandon the ambiguous views that impede social progress," Karin said.
"The only solid foundation for national identity and unity is integrity — in other words, a rejection of dividing citizens into factions and of any form of split. This is exactly why the deeper message of the President's words is that we must heal from the ills rooted in our national mentality and psychology. From now on, we must take this fully into account."
Earlier, President Tokayev announced early elections to local representative bodies.
