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The President of Kazakhstan issued a State of the Union address, stressing to improve the ecological environment
2018-11-09

According to the Harbin News Agency, Kazakhstan President Nazarbayev released the latest State of the Union address on October 5, "Improving the Well being of Kazakhstan of Citizens: Improving Income and Quality of Life." It is mentioned that “the need to strengthen the improvement of the ecological environment, including pollutant emissions, soil conditions, land, air, waste disposal and the establishment of freely accessible online environmental monitoring systems.”

The president pointed out that "environmental problems are the responsibility of the Ministry of Energy, and their current monitoring is not enough. In order to combat environmental pollution crimes, it is necessary to further improve the legal system. Recently, the European Parliament announced that the EU emissions of harmful substances will be reduced by 40 percent, and we should What measures should be taken? There should be no fear and increase penalties for polluters.” The President also stated that investors should regard the country they are in as their own country and provide protection and respect.

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