President received Environmental Protection Minister

16:07, 3 September 2009

ANA. September 3. KAZINFORM. Head of the State Nursultan Nazarbayev has received Minister of Environmental Protection Nurgali Ashimov today; Kazinform refers to the President's press service.

N. Ashimov informed of the current work of the ministry and the progress of development of the draft state program "Kazakhstan's Environment till 2020". The main part of this document will be devoted to the solution of problems on waste recycling. In this context it is proposed to establish Zhassyl Damu national center and change order of financing of the country's environmental programs.

The issues of Kazakhstan's participation in the Kyoto Protocol were discussed at the meeting. Kazakhstan is going to confirm its commitments under the Protocol for the period of 2020-2050 at a conference planned for December 2009 in Copenhagen.

The President urged the Ministry to address the problem of dangerous chemical condensers stored at Daryal-U radar, Balkhash.

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