Nazarbayev sent congratulations on 80th jubilee of S Kazakhstan
13:42, 1 November 2012
SHYMKENT.November 1. KAZINFORM Prime Minister of Kazakhstan Serik Akhmetov attended an ice event, devoted to the 80th anniversary of South Kazakhstan region.

Head of Government read a congratulatory telegram of President Nursultan Nazarbayev.
"I congratulate South Kazakhstan on its 80th anniversary. Over the independent years the region has reached great heights. And this is all due to friendship and solidarity between people of South Kazakhstan. The accordance between the people helped overcome the difficulties. Now South Kazakhstan is among the leaders.
Today,15 percent of the total population is living in South Kazakhstan," the telegram reads.