Members of Kazakhstan’s Senate and Mazhilis Met Students and Lecturers

At the Peoples’ Friendship University named after Academician Ә.Қуатбеков, members of the Senate and Mazhilis of Kazakhstan’s Parliament gathered to discuss Kassym-Jomart Tokayev’s 2 September Address to the People of Kazakhstan. They considered its key topics, particularly the elected representatives’ views on nuclear power plant construction. University students and faculty attended the important meeting. Speakers included Mazhilis member from the Amanat party Isabek Danabek Ержанұлы; Mazhilis member from the Respublika party Құспеков Олжас Хайроллаұлы; Shymkent maslikhat deputy and deputy head of the Amanat faction Балтабаев Талғат Дүйсебайұлы; Head of the Respublika party’s Shymkent branch Yeszhan Talgat; and Faiz Nursultan Сапарұлы, PhD and Associate Professor in the Department of Energy and Non-Traditional Energy Systems. As is widely known, a nationwide referendum on nuclear power plant construction will be held on 6 October. Information campaigns supporting construction are currently taking place across the country. Following the President’s decree, the university has held meetings about the referendum with specialists from various sectors.