OREANDA-NEWS. On June 26, 2008 the President viewed the construction course of the Asar microdistrict, which is being built in Shymkent for our compatriots repatriated to their historical Motherland, reported the Official website www.akorda.kz.

Currently, the housing problem is the most important one for immigrants of Kazakh origin. It was decided to build a microdistrict for them in Shymkent. The “Ak Ordasy Corporation” contractor company will build 1750 cottages that will meet all architectural and constructor standards.

The local government plans to settle 2800 families there. Constructors have laid foundations of 500 houses and have built walls of 100 houses. Because the constructors are Kazakh immigrants themselves, the cost of 1 square meter of housing does not exceed 250 US dollars. Green houses are being built near to the housing estates that will give jobs to residents of the microdistrict.

Nursultan Nazarbayev approved such an approach to the problem of Kazakh immigrants housing.

During his meeting with immigrants, the President noted that because of some historical reasons many Kazakhs reside outside Kazakhstan in neighboring countries, namely in China, Uzbekistan, Russia, Turkmenistan, Mongolia, Kyrgyzstan. Some of them live in Turkey, Iran, Afghanistan and European countries.

The President underscored Kazakhstan never forgets our compatriots. The Government offers necessary support to ethnic Kazakhs returning to their historical Motherland. A special state program was implemented in the last ten years.

The Southern Kazakhstan region is the most attractive one for ethnic Kazakhs returning to their historical Motherland from countries around the globe. More than 45 thousands of families of Kazakh immigrants what is almost a quarter of their total number have settled in the Southern Kazakhstan region.

Virtually all future residents of the Asar microdistrict are immigrants from Uzbekistan. In this connection, Nursultan Nazarbayev underscored that they must be thankful to the brotherly state that has a Kazakh population over one million. Kazakhstan also has 300 thousand people of Uzbek descent who are real citizens of our multinational country and make their contribution to its development and prosperity.

The President noted that the state will resolve unemployment problems of Kazakh immigrants and of their professional training and qualification. Nursultan Nazarbayev wished all future newcomers to live happily and to work for the prosperity of Kazakhstan.

After that, the President visited Hyper House, the new trade center and viewed a food exhibition of local producers. He was especially interested in food prices. Askar Myrzakhmetov, the head of the Social Entrepreneurial Corporation Ontustik reported to the President that the corporation had established trade-purchasing points in ten districts of southern regions, which support local producers by buying their production at high prices and ensure low prices for the population in the regions. Because there are no intermediate dealers, the Social Entrepreneurial Corporation Ontustik can offer lower prices than others can do.

Speaking to representatives of small and medium size business, Nursultan Nazarbayev said that food sector is one of the most rapidly developing industries in the modern conditions. Invested in the sector funds return fast and bring significant profits.

The President said it is necessary to study and introduce modern agricultural technologies on growing vegetables and fruits. The Social Entrepreneurial Corporation Ontustik must help the agrarian sector of southern regions in this matter. This will give an opportunity to raise the agricultural productivity and to supply Kazakhstan’s people with own fruits and vegetables.

The President announced that he instructed the Government to develop a special state program for the accelerated development of the country’s food sector.