The heads of state discussed urgent issues on the development of Kazakh-Russian relations, and also the holding of the VII Forum of Interregional Cooperation between Kazakhstan and Russia to be held in Ust-Kamenogorsk with its theme “Cooperation in the Sphere of Sustainable Development and High Technologies”.

The President noted that the results of the third session show increase of the quality of the legislative work.

- The legal base of the country was strengthened by the laws aimed at reforming the law-enforcement bodies, intensification of struggle with criminality and corruption. The norms about the financial and economic relations, budget and tariff policy, sphere of the taxation were advanced. The legislative bases for stimulation of energy saving and rational use of water resources were created. The large block of the new legislation was created to support separate categories of the citizens and maintain a guaranteed volume of free-of-charge medical aid to the population, - said the Head of state.

The President surveyed a new diorama opened on Wednesday to commemorate the 15th anniversary of the Constitution of Kazakhstan. The head of state was presented the displays devoted to the important periods of the country’s history.

In the course of the meeting the President was briefed on the Restructuring Plan of BTA Bank, JSC that was approved at the board meeting of the Agency for Regulation and Supervision of Financial Market and Financial Organizations on August 31, 2010.

In the course of the meeting topical issues on Kazakhstan’s culture development and the role of writers in the patriotic upbringing of young generation were discussed.

Mukhtar Kul-Mukhammed briefed the President on main directions of the State Program of Functioning and Development of Languages for 2011-2020 that should provide large-scale functioning of the state language as an important factor of strengthening national unity and preserving languages of all ethnic groups living in Kazakhstan.

The President surveyed the Northern Lights Residential Estate. The complex includes 165 business class apartments. Thirty apartments of them belong to owners of pre-paid apartments under construction. The rest of 135 apartments will be distributed to lease. All apartments are repaired, furnished and equipped.

The head of state also surveyed the 39-storeyed Emerald Quarter administrative building to be launched in November this year. The total floor area of the building is more than 112,000 square metres.

On arrival in Ust-Kamenogorsk, the President met with representatives of the internal affairs bodies at the central square of the city and surveyed the renovated car fleet at the regional department of internal affairs.