Kazakh President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev said in an annual address to the nation on Wednesday that the use of the Russian language in the republic cannot be hindered.
"The Russian language has the status of an official language, its use, according to our legislation, cannot be hindered," he said.
According to him, the harmonious development of interethnic relations has always been and will be one of the main directions of state policy in Kazakhstan. "This is not just rhetoric, this approach is supported by the absolute majority of Kazakhstanis," Tokayev noted.
The president also reminded that the inhabitants of the republic, according to the constitution, are one nation. "While supporting the pluralism of opinions, we will at the same time strictly suppress any form of radicalism and will not allow any attempts on our state sovereignty and territorial integrity," he pointed out.
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Based on materials from TASS