ASTANA, November 10. President of Kazakhstan Kassym-Jomart Tokayev addressed the 10th Congress of the International Kazakh Language Society, highlighting key priorities for the development of the state language.

The Head of State emphasized that the mother tongue is an issue of major national, political and state importance. He stated that strengthening the status and prestige of the Kazakh language is a shared responsibility of society as a whole.

Tokayev also highlighted the historical role of the International Kazakh Language Society, established in 1989 on the initiative of academics Abduali Kaidar and Omirzak Aitbayuly. He expressed his appreciation to the organization’s members for their contribution to promoting the state language. A significant part of the President’s address focused on the digital development of the Kazakh language. He stressed the need to establish a national digital language database, digitize archival and library collections, and develop high-quality multilingual dictionaries. In addition, Tokayev called for expanding Kazakh-language content in the digital environment and creating modern educational IT products for children and young people.

The President concluded by emphasizing that strengthening the position of the Kazakh language requires joint efforts from both the government and society.