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27.04.2020-03.05.2020 No 257 SOCIAL AND CULTURAL INFRASTRUCTURE OF TURKISTAN REGION The key indicators of the socio-economic graduates fail to enter a university. This that provide cultural and recreational development of Kazakhstan affect the living suggests that students have not had full services in the Turkistan region. Among standards of local people in different parts access to quality education. them are various hobby groups, of the country. In this regard, the state of In the field of healthcare, the level of performance groups, clubs, amateur social and cultural infrastructure in the chronic and infectious diseases in the region associations, training courses, etc. In 2019, regions has not yet been fully addressed. ranks high in some indicators, which the number of participants in the Accordingly, the measures taken within the indicates the lack of healthcare performance groups was 11,900 and scope of the programs aimed at improving professionals and healthcare institutions in participants in the children’s groups – 7,700. public welfare and living standards cannot the Turkistan region. The parks also play a significant role as a fully solve the problems accumulated over The service and catering sector in the place where people can spend their spare the years in the regions. These problems are Turkistan region is well developed, as can time. In this regard, there are 27 parks across related to the state of social and cultural be observed in every part of the region. If we the region. In 2019, 123 mass cultural events infrastructure in the regions. consider the city of Turkistan, the quality were organized in these parks. In general, In this context, the situation in the Turkistan and diversity of the service sector are high. 59,700 people spend their free time in these region is of particular interest. To describe This may be due to the traditional economic parks annually. These figures in the the social and cultural infrastructure of the system of the population. For example, statistics show that the impact of cultural region, it is necessary to review its main markets, shopping malls, hotels, and infrastructure on the social environment is spheres. The social infrastructure of the restaurants bear clear traces of medieval high. region includes housing, education, traditions. Moreover, the application of the Despite these figures, 37% of respondents of healthcare, the service sector, catering, medieval architectural style in the the survey conducted in Turkistan in 2019 financial services, etc. The cultural construction of the city continues the stated that it was difficult to live in the city. infrastructure includes museums, libraries, historical heritage. It is evident from the rise This is because the population is dissatisfied recreation areas, performance groups, of such complexes as the Eastern Market with the quality of healthcare, sports, and theaters, community centers, parks, etc. and the Eastern Bath. In addition, in supplementary education organizations in One of the most important issues of social Turkistan, various services such as notaries, the city. In contrast, 59.3% of respondents infrastructure in the Turkistan region is the law offices, and mediation are also available. stated that they were completely satisfied housing issue. For the region with a rapid On the contrary, the level of the financial with their life in the city. Furthermore, when population growth, the housing issue will services sector in the region remains low. asked about the spheres that require changes, always be high on the agenda. In particular, The main reasons for this are the insufficient 30% of respondents emphasized the need to in the city of Turkistan, after it became the service of the second-tier banks, the lack of focus on traffic regulation, 28.3% – on regional center, new residential buildings specialized units, etc. The transportation is urban cleaning and ecology, 25.7% – on are being built and put to use, and new well developed in the region and at the public service, 25.3% – on business microdistricts are being opened. This interregional level. In particular, the development and tourist attraction, and 24% indicates that the housing issue of the city’s schedule of routes in the direction of Almaty, mentioned quality education. The answers population has begun to be solved. However, Shymkent, Taraz, Kyzylorda is of respondents point to the basic needs of the since 2000, approximately 25,000 people conveniently established. social and cultural infrastructure of have been on a waiting list to obtain land in The cultural infrastructure of the Turkistan Turkistan. It is also possible to see that the Turkistan. Moreover, the increase in rental region is directly related to the development situation in Turkistan is reflected throughout prices in the city in recent years means that of tourism in the region. The natural the region. the demand for housing has increased. landscape features of the region and its To conclude, it can be stated that the social Currently, the housing issue has become a historical and cultural monuments play here and cultural infrastructure of the Turkistan serious problem for young families and an important role. Besides, the development region is just developing. New residential professionals who have moved to the of Turkistan as a regional center contributes houses, schools, clinics, theaters, museums, regional center. to the strengthening of its cultural recreation areas, parks, and entertainment The situation in the field of education in the infrastructure. Currently, there are 27 centers in the city of Turkistan will serve Turkistan region is one of the main museums across the region as well as 358 interests of city residents in the future. Apart problems of the social infrastructure, which historical and cultural monuments in from that, the results of state-run social is evident through the statistics. Due to the museum-reserves. In 2019, 1,915,200 programs implemented in the region should daily increase in the number of school-aged people visited the museums of the region. ensure that local people receive quality children in the region, there is a shortage of The number of libraries reached 390, and the education and medical services. This will school places. For example, in 2018, due to total number of their readers is 489,900 3.2 assist the Turkistan region to continue to the shortage of places some schools had to % of them, or 15,400 readers, access increase its influence as a leading region in operate in three shifts for 35,466 students in information in libraries via the internet. In terms of economic activity in the southern the Turkistan region. Along with the addition, as of 2019, four theaters operate in part of the country. Moreover, the construction of new schools, this requires the region. In 2019, the theater repertoire development of the social and cultural improvement in the quality of education. included 65 performances and 12 new plays. infrastructure in the Turkistan region will For example, more than 50% of high-school Apart from that, there are 251 organizations increase its tourism potential. Written by Daulet Zhailybayev, Eurasian Research Institute, Kazakhstan Politics, Foreign Affairs, and Security Economy, Finance, and Energy Society and Culture • The Eurasian Economic Commission ap- • Russian Prime Minister Mikhail Mishustin • Pakistan officials handed over to the Em- temporarily relinquished his duties after he proved the Eurasian Economic Union’s (EAEU) macroeconomic policy draft bassy of Kazakhstan in Islamabad 60,000 tested positive for COVID-19, while his tablets of hydroxychloroquine, which is first deputy Andrey Belousov was ap- guidelines for 2020-2021 aimed at pre- serving macroeconomic stability in the used in the treatment of patients infected pointed the acting Prime Minister. During with coronavirus. The drugs will be deliv- a video call, Mishustin assured President EAEU states. The idea to draft such a doc- ument was put forward by the heads of the ered to Nur-Sultan for further distribution Vladimir Putin that the government would EAEU member states during their online among medical institutions. President continue to operate normally in his ab- summit held on April 14, 2020 in order to Kassym-Zhomart Tokayev and the For- sence. The prime minister also appealed to take coordinated measures to prevent the eign Ministry of Kazakhstan expressed Russian citizens asking them to take the spread of the coronavirus infection, gratitude to the government of Pakistan spread of coronavirus “as seriously as pos- strengthen economic cooperation, and and personally Prime Minister Imran Khan sible” (Kommersant, 30.04.2020). overcome negative consequences of the for providing the humanitarian aid (MFA • President of Kazakhstan Kassym-Jomart pandemic (The Astana Times, of Kazakhstan, 28.04.2020). Tokayev had a telephone conversation 01.05.2020). • The OSCE Program Office in Bishkek with his Uzbek counterpart Shavkat Mir- • Retail food trade in Uzbekistan is under- handed over technical assistance to the ziyoyev following a dam breach at the Sar- going transformation due to the corona- State Agency for Local Self-Government doba water reservoir in Uzbekistan’s Sir- virus pandemic as supermarkets are set to and Inter-Ethnic Relations under the Gov- daryo region. The parties discussed ongo- gradually replace bazaars. The United ernment of Kyrgyzstan. The assistance ing efforts to eliminate the consequences Arab Emirates-based Majid Al Futtaim, was in the form of COVID-19 protection of the disaster, which had also affected which operates Carrefour stores under a equipment, namely 400 H-95 reusable several settlements in Kazakhstan’s Turki- franchise deal, plans to open three super- masks, 200 nitrile gloves, 50 protective stan region. The Uzbek leader suggested to markets and one hypermarket in Tashkent goggles, 10 protective overalls, and 2 con- take joint measures to quickly restore the in 2020. The company will earmark about tactless thermometers. The agency and the areas damaged by the flooding (Akorda, $11 million for its market entry and invest OSCE office also cooperate in preventing 02.05.2020).