Nazarbayev prepares to give state of the nation speech

ASTANA, 28th February 2006 - Nursultan Nazarbayev, President of Kazakhstan, will deliver his annual Address to the Nation tomorrow, March 1, at a joint meeting of the parliament chambers, presidential press service reported Monday.

He will speak about the situation in the country and about main directions of the interior and foreign politics.

The presidential press service says that the presidential speech will be broadcasted by national TV channels. "The broadcasting will being at 11 AM of Astana time," - press service said.