Today, an international scientific and practical conference titled “The State Sovereignty and Independence of the Republic of Kazakhstan: History, Modernity and New Facets of Development” was held at the President’s Center of the Republic of Kazakhstan.
The event was co-organized by the President’s Center of the Republic of Kazakhstan, the Ministry of Science and Higher Education of the Republic of Kazakhstan, the Institute of History of the State, and the Scientific Research Institute of the Study of the Ulus of Jochi.
The conference was attended by deputies of the Parliament, representatives of state bodies, prominent state and public figures, leading domestic and foreign scientists, and experts.
The plenary session was moderated by the Minister of Science and Higher Education of the Republic of Kazakhstan, Sayasat Nurbek. Welcoming remarks were delivered by:
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Nurtore Zhusip, Chairman of the Committee on Socio-Cultural Development and Science of the Senate of the Parliament of the Republic of Kazakhstan;
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Snezhanna Imasheva, Chairman of the Committee on Legislation and Judicial-Legal Reform of the Majilis of the Parliament of the Republic of Kazakhstan;
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Sarangua Radnaaragchaa, UN Resident Coordinator in Kazakhstan;
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Kairat Sarybay, Secretary General of the Conference on Interaction and Confidence Building Measures in Asia (CICA) and Ambassador.
State and public figures Altynshash Zhaganova and Alikhan Baimenov shared their memories of the formative years of independent Kazakhstan.
The second part of the conference was moderated by Bakytzhan Temirbolat, Director of the President’s Center. The Director of the Institute of History of the State, PhD Nurbek Psyrmanov, presented two new scientific monographs prepared by the Institute’s team.
Presentations were also made by:
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Nuriya Niyazova, Deputy of the Senate of the Parliament of the Republic of Kazakhstan;
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Sagila Nurlanova, Director of the National Archive of the Republic of Kazakhstan;
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Maria Zhukovskaya, a scholar from the University of Bialystok (Poland);
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Natalya Pan, Director of the Institute of Parliamentarism;
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Aliya Masalimova, Vice-Rector of the Academy of Public Administration under the President of the Republic of Kazakhstan.
The participants emphasized the relevance of interdisciplinary research on the formation and evolution of the ideas of independence and state sovereignty. The discussions focused on improving the structure of the state, democratizing society, and strengthening spiritual and moral values.
Particular attention was paid to the need to instill in youth the principles of “Law and Order” and “Independence and Patriotism” as key foundations for the country’s sustainable development.
Following the conference, the participants called on the scientific community to continue studying archival materials and to comprehensively examine the historical content and significance of Republic Day.