Friday, September 10, 2021

International Policy Digest: In Pragmatic Speech, Kazakhstan’s President Highlights Challenges

 "In Pragmatic Speech, Kazakhstan’s President Highlights Challenges"

Wilder Alejandro Sanchez

International Policy Digest

10 September, 2021

Originally published: https://intpolicydigest.org/in-pragmatic-speech-kazakhstan-s-president-highlights-challenges/

 The State of the Nation speech by Kassym-Jomart Tokayev, Kazakhstan’s president, stressed how 2021 is a jubilee as the country celebrates its 30th anniversary. But far from qualifying the situation in the country as ideal, Tokayev was pragmatic. “We must be ready for any challenges and threats, continuously improve and always move forward,” he noted with cautious pessimism in his first remarks as the country, and the world as a whole, continues to struggle with the pandemic, and Central Asia prepares for a Taliban-controlled Afghanistan. Additionally, two areas in which the government is particularly keen to move forward are energy, as Nur-Sultan and Washington recently signed a new agreement to help Kazakhstan develop a low carbon strategy, and the digitalization of the country to help grow the economy.

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