Kazakhstan’s Majilis, the lower house of parliament, has approved a law ratifying the Treaty on the Establishment of the International Organization for the Russian Language under the auspices of the CIS.
According to Kazakhstan’s Minister of Science and Higher Education, Nurbek Sayasat, the organization aims to support and promote the Russian language as a tool for intergovernmental communication and cultural exchange. The treaty has already been ratified by Russia, Belarus, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, and Uzbekistan.
The treaty was signed during the CIS Heads of State Summit in Bishkek on October 13, 2023, following a proposal by Kazakhstan's President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev. The organization seeks to foster mutually beneficial cooperation among CIS nations in promoting the Russian language while adhering to principles of friendship, good neighborliness, interethnic harmony, and mutual understanding.
Key objectives include enhancing the quality of Russian-language education, supporting the training of teachers and researchers in Russian language and literature, and building a talent pool of specialists in these areas.
During the CIS Heads of State Council on October 8, Russian President Vladimir Putin expressed hope that all CIS countries would soon ratify the treaty. He emphasized the importance of the initiative, calling the Russian language a vital medium of interethnic communication across the CIS.
Following the Majilis’ decision, the law will move to the Senate, Kazakhstan’s upper house of parliament, for further review.
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Based on materials from TASS