Interethnic accord and tolerance secure the stability of Belarus and Kazakhstan. The opinion was voiced by Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of Kazakhstan to Belarus, Resident Representative of Kazakhstan in chartered CIS bodies and other ones Ergaly Bolegenov at the roundtable session, which was held in Minsk on 3 December to discuss the experience, problems and prospects of interethnic accord and tolerance in Kazakhstan and Belarus.The diplomat said that interethnic accord and tolerance secure the stability and the multinationality of the society in countries like Belarus and Kazakhstan. Unlike many other USSR republics the two countries have managed to preserve peace, stability, and accord in the society, said Ergaly Bolegenov.
      “We know that Belarus fully shares the principles and perceptions regarding the need for interethnic accord and strong ethnical and interreligious tolerance and promotes a similar policy,” said the Ambassador. He also mentioned connections between the problems of interethnic accord and the integration processes that the countries are involved in. Belarus, Kazakhstan, and Russia now work together in conditions of the Customs Union, making the Single Economic Space stronger, and building new integration associations.