BAKU, Azerbaijan, September 24.
Kazakhstan’s Khalyk Kenesi (People’s Council) will occupy a special
place in the country’s political system, President Kassym-Jomart
Tokayev said at the first session of the Kazakhstan People’s
Council.


This was announced in a statement published by the
press service of the Kazakh president.


Congratulating participants on the opening of the
first session, Tokayev described the establishment of the People’s
Council as an important milestone for Kazakhstan.


“Today is a very important day for our country, which
can rightfully be called historic. I do not doubt that the
Kazakhstan People’s Council, a unique institution with
constitutional status, will occupy a special place in the political
system of our state,” he said.


According to Tokayev, Kazakhstan is currently
undergoing large-scale transformations, with comprehensive reforms
being implemented across all areas of public life. He stressed that
the reform process would continue.


“We have begun modernizing the system of government
in accordance with the requirements of the times. The establishment
of the People’s Council is convincing evidence of this,” the
president said.


He noted that the transformation process began
exactly a year ago, when he proposed the creation of a unicameral
parliament in his Address to the Nation. The proposal was widely
discussed in society, with open debates held across the country and
thousands of proposals and ideas put forward by citizens.







“Based on the results of these discussions, the
contours of a profound constitutional reform were determined. It is
the largest reform in scale over the past 30 years,” Tokayev
said.


He noted that Kazakhstan adopted a new Constitution
in a nationwide referendum on March 15 this year.


According to the president, the new Constitution is
intended to serve as a fundamental document defining the country’s

“This important historic event attracted great
interest from the international community. In today’s unstable
environment, the adoption of a new Constitution is an extremely
rare occurrence in global practice,” Tokayev said.


He added that prominent politicians and experts had
described the step as unique.