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On 8 December 2014 the British Embassy Astana organised students debate between teams from L.N. Gumilyov Eurasian National University and Kazakh Humanities and Law University (KazGUU). 皇冠体育app topic of the debate was 鈥淐ensorship/control in mass media and internet鈥�. Students debate was held in KazGUU and included two teams with four people in each.

皇冠体育app event was conducted within the framework of the project 鈥淩asing awareness about freedom of expression鈥�. One of the main goals of the debate was to increase awareness in general public, government stakeholders, students on the issues of freedom of expression as an essential building block of democracy and the knowledge economy.

Steven Freeman, Second Secretary Political, British Embassy Astana:

皇冠体育app topic of censorship - and finding the right balance between censorship and fundamental rights - is important for Kazakhstan as it is for all countries, including my own and the other countries represented here.

That鈥檚 why we welcome the Kazakhstani government鈥檚 continued work with international organisations and diplomatic missions - including the United Kingdom and the EU - on these issues that all of us face. During the period of 2011- 2015 the British Embassy in Astana alone has committed about 拢1.2 million 鈥� or about 340 million Tenge to projects in support of human rights, rule of law and democracy in Kazakhstan. 皇冠体育app British Government will continue to work with our Kazakhstani partners to provide expertise, project funding and facilitate discussion on these issues, which we see as vital to the country鈥檚 long-term stability and growth.

It is worth reminding ourselves that your Republic, as an independent country, is only 23 years old. In that time Kazakhstan has gone from the economic and political chaos of the collapse of the Soviet Union in 1991 to today鈥檚 modern state, which sits towards the top of the World Bank鈥檚 鈥渕iddle income鈥� bracket for global economies. So a great deal has happened in those short 23 years. And of course it takes more than one generation to build the sort of society which both Kazakhstan and its partners want to see created. But 鈥� no pressure everyone 鈥� the people in this room are key to bringing that change about. So I ask you, the future leaders of this country - be proud of that mantle of leadership and use it responsibly.

皇冠体育app representatives of diplomatic missons from the US, Norway, Japan and the EU took an active part in the event by opening the debate and selecting he winners.

皇冠体育app winners of the debate - students from L.N. Gumilyov Eurasian National University.