Kazakhstan, Astana, Dec. 14 / Trend D. Mukhtarov /
Kazakh President Nursultan Nazarbayev has delivered speech at a ceremony in honor of the 21st anniversary of Kazakhstan's independence.
The president has set a goal to join 30 most developed countries in the world by 2050.
"There are all opportunities for this: resources, educated people, united nation," the president said.
Nazarbayev added that the Strategy-2030, adopted 15 years ago, has determined the course of Kazakhstan's development.
"We must determine our own way," he said. "This way has been outlined in the strategy "Kazakhstan-2030". This document has determined the strategic goals and objectives and became the most important ideological breakthrough."
He stressed that the Kazakhstan's Development Strategy till 2030 was adopted in 1997. The post-Soviet chaos was not fully overcome. The crisis covered the South-East Asia and other markets.
However, Kazakhstan will be among the first 50 countries in the world in terms of GDP in 2012.
"As of 2012, we will join 50 largest economies in the world in terms of GDP," Nazarbayev said.