Head of the State Nursultan Nazarbayev has received Kazakh Minister of Culture Mukhtar Kul-Mukhammed. The Minister informed of the main directions of the draft state program of functioning and development of languages for 2011-2020. The program should ensure full-scale functioning of the state language as a main factor of strengthening national unity.

He also told about the progress of implementation of the program ‘Cultural Heritage’, particularly regarding the applied research, archaeological excavations and restoration of monuments.

ASTANA. September 3. KAZINFORM