At 6 am, residents of the European country of Austria had a chance to watch the Caspionet television channel, which broadcast the live speech from Astana. Many Kazakhstan residents who are currently living in Europe as well as local residents watched the address of the president Nursultan Nazarbayev to the nation. Experts believe that the address of the Kazakhstan president differs from the addresses of his European colleagues in a positive way. They also noted that in his statement, the president inspired Kazakhstan people to new achievements and socio-economic modernization.

Austrian expert Christian Wimmer said that the address of President Nazarbayev differed from addresses from European leaders, who are mainly talking about crises and their aftermath. The president of Kazakhstan, on the contrary was talking about progress, innovation, economic growth, regional development and innovations in medicine and pension systems. Investments into local industrial and transport infrastructure, including a natural gas processing plant, railways and pipelines will make Kazakhstan more independent from the outside.

Yerzhan Birtan graduated from the mechanical science and applied mathematics department of the Al-Farabi Kazakh National University and he has a PhD in Technical Sciences. He has been working as an advisor to the OSCE Secretary General for many years.

Yerzhan Birtan, Advisor to OSCE Secretary General
«I believe that all 10 priorities are very important but the emphasis on the development of the social infrastructure appeals to me most. Such areas as employment, availability of job places, affordable housing, high quality medical services and healthcare system are necessary conditions for ensuring deserving living standards for every Kazakhstan resident and the country in general and is a guarantee of peace, stability and security.»