Kazakh Security Council held session

Issues of modernization of migration and demographic policy in Kazakhstan, measures on countering religious extremism were discussed at the sitting.

Deputy Prime minister Yerbol Orynbayev, Minister of Labor and Social Protection of the Population Gulshara Abdykalikova and Minister of Culture Mukhtar Kul-Mukhammed reported on the agenda. Reports of heads of state bodies on the process of execution of acts and instructions of the President in the field of demography and migration were listened to as well.

The participants of the session noted that solution of tasks outlined in the Strategic Development Plan of the country till 2020 demands conduction of active and deliberate population policy.

Measures on strengthening of immigration control and prevention of penetration of members of criminal and extremist groups into the country were discussed as well.

The President paid special attention to the necessity of addressing topical problems of internal migration at the governmental level.

Concerning the issue of religious extremism the President noted that the society in Kazakhstan is not separated from religion. In this regard the Government cannot suspend from regulation of the public relations in this sphere. However, it is important to consider that religious beliefs are based on moral principles and have great humanistic potential that is necessary to use in development of spiritual values of the society, strengthening of Kazakhstani patriotism, international and interconfessional concord and prevention of religious extremism.

Upon the results of the sitting the President charged the Government and corresponding state bodies to provide execution of all decisions.