Kazakhstan created maximum favorable conditions for development of all ethnic groups

The parties noted that the history of Kazakhstan-OSCE cooperation has strong basis and is supported by a variety of positive joint work examples. Besides, they underlined that Kazakhstan's policy in the sphere of interethnic and interfaith consent and protection of rights of ethnic groups is highly appreciated in the international arena. Idrissov said that Kazakhstan is a home to 120 nationalities, 30 religious confessions. He called on the High Commissioner's Office to make use of potential and opportunities of the People's Assembly of Kazakhstan to the utmost that allow to settle interethnic relations issues at the highest level. According to him, the country created maximum favorable conditions for the development of all ethnic groups, free functioning of ethno-cultural alliances, preservation of languages, traditions and cultures of ethnic groups, the Kazakh MFA's press service said. In her turn, the High Commissioner stressed that socioeconomic development success of Kazakhstan is the result primarily of the interethnic peace and interfaith consent in the country.