On October 17, the National Conference of the Germans of Kazakhstan was held in Astana.

As guests of honor at the Conference were Deputy Chairman of the Assembly of the People of Kazakhstan - Head of the Secretariat of the ANC of the Administration of the President of the Republic of Kazakhstan Darkhan Mynbay, authorized representative of the Federal Government of Germany for Migrants and National Minorities Hartmut Koshik, Ambassador of the Federal Republic of Germany in the Republic of Kazakhstan Rolf Mafael.

Participants in the National Conference discussed the main directions for the development of the German community until 2021, providing for the consolidation and strengthening of the German public movement, its integration into modern Kazakhstan society. The most urgent problems were touched upon, such as the loss of the native language among young people. Priority directions in the activity of the fund have also been determined - the preservation of cultural identity and language, the attraction of a larger number of Germans to public life, including entrepreneurs both within the country and people from Kazakhstan.

In total, 197 delegates from 14 regions took part in the Conference.

Within the framework of the event, the governing body of the Public Foundation "Kazakhstan Society of Germans "Revival" was elected. Chairman unanimously elected Albert Pavlovich Rau, deputy of the Majilis of the Parliament of the Republic of Kazakhstan.

Within the framework of the Conference, the first book from the series "Famous Germans of Kazakhstan" was presented to delegates and guests, dedicated to the outstanding writer, literary critic and translator Herold Karlovich Belger, presented by the author - Vladimir Andreevich Auman.

According to the results of the Conference was adopted appeal to the Head of State in support of the transition of the state language into the Latin alphabet.

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To date, about 180,000 Germans live in the republic. Being an integral part of the unified nation of Kazakhstan, the Germans contribute to the implementation of the initiatives of the Head of State Nursultan Nazarbayev "A Look into the Future: Modernization of Public Consciousness" and "The Plan of the Nation: 100 concrete steps".

Дата события ассамблеи: 17.10.2017

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