Astana has begun the first celebrations of National Day of Unity of People of Kazakhstan. The head of state Nursultan Nazarbayev congratulated the citizens of Kazakhstan on this occasion.
As the President stressed, "past presidential elections have demonstrated the power of the unity of the people of Kazakhstan, and thanks to this unity of our multiethnic county, consolidation and stability we have had great results."
Nazarbayev promised to exert every effort to make "Kazakhstan move forward and improve the living standards of the people of this country." "It is a great honor for me to serve this nation!" TASS cited him as saying.