Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev arrived in Astana to participate in the VI Consultative Meeting of Heads of State of Central Asia. Ilham Aliyev was met by Prime Minister of Kazakhstan Olzhas Bektenov at the capital's airport.
At a bilateral meeting held on the margins of the business forum "Kazakhstan-Uzbekistan", Deputy Prime Ministers of the two countries Serik Zhumangarin and Jamshid Khodjaev agreed on the joint implementation of 34 investment projects worth $4.4 billion and 7 trade contracts worth $2.6 billion. The agreements are enshrined in a list of relevant documents.
This year, more than 188 thousand graduates graduated from schools. It is expected that about 140 thousand of them will enter universities. Thus, the total number of students this academic year will amount to almost 650 thousand people.
The Minister of Internal Affairs of the Republic of Kazakhstan Yerzhan Sadenov reported on the measures taken to comply with safety requirements in educational institutions at the Government session.
Minister of Education Gani Beisembayev reported on the preparation of the education system for the new school year at the Government session chaired by Prime Minister Olzhas Bektenov.
Head of the Government instructed to bring the work of Kazakhstani schools, colleges and universities to a new competitive level.
During the Government session Prime Minister Olzhas Bektenov focused on the issues of organization of admission of children to the 1st grade and social support for vulnerable categories of schoolchildren.
The issue of readiness of educational institutions of the country for the beginning of the new school year was considered at the Government session chaired by Prime Minister Olzhas Bektenov.
As part of a working trip to Zhambyl region, Deputy Prime Minister of the Republic of Kazakhstan Tamara Duisenova visited Moyinkum, Shu and Merken districts and checked the progress of the program "Auyl Amanaty".
