Webinar on 'The Leadership Phenomenon of the first President of Kazakhstan His Excellency Elbasy N. Nazarbayev' - Press Release issued by University of the Punjab.

Lahore -- June 29, 2020 (PPI-OT)

Following is the text of press release issued by University of the Punjab

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Embassy of the Republic of Kazakhstan, Islamabad and Center for Global and Strategic Studies (CGSS), Islamabad jointly organized a Webinar on "The Leadership Phenomenon of the first President of Kazakhstan His Excellency Elbasy N. Nazarbayev".

The session was commenced with the opening remarks by Major General Syed Khalid Amir Jaffery HI (M), (Retd), President CGSS. He stated that it is an honour for CGSS to organize this Webinar dedicated to H.E. Nursultan Nazarbayev, the national leader of Kazakhstan. Pakistan has very close ties with Kazakhstan. Pakistan was among the first countries to recognize the newly independent state of Kazakhstan and the diplomatic linkage between the two countries formally begun in 1992, with the official visit of H.E. Nursultan Nazarbayev to Pakistan.

Kazakhstan has made great socio-economic progress under the dynamic leadership of H.E. Nazarbayev. The current President of Kazakhstan, Mr. Kassym-Jomart Tokayev is following the guidelines and framework of H.E. Nazarbayev thereby setting the country on the path of progress and development.

His Excellency Akan Rakhmetullin, Ambassador of the Republic of Kazakhstan to Pakistan thanked the panel speakers and participants for becoming part of this important event. He stated that he was proud to be the Ambassador of Kazakhstan to Pakistan as Pakistan was the 4th country to recognize Kazakhstan after it gained independence from the Soviet Union in 1991. He said that Quaid-e-Azam Muhammad Ali Jinnah and Nursultan Nazarbayev shared the same visionary mind directed toward the growth and success of their nations. H.E. Nursultan Nazarbayev dedicated his life to establish a harmonious society and national unity in Kazakhstan.

The Ambassador said that he himself had witnessed the early phases of independence of Kazakhstan and the exemplary role played by Mr. Nazarbayev in restructuring and reforming the country. It was under his leadership that Kazakhstan was successfully able to create a safe and secure environment for its people. During his period from 1992 - 2019, the transition from planned economy to market economy took place, which proved to be the best model for the progress of Kazakhstan.

Mr. Nursultan Nazarbayev created an environment conducive for economic growth and attracting foreign...