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Ministry of Culture and Information of the Republic of Kazakhstan

The Ministry of Culture and Information of the Republic of Kazakhstan (哈薩克斯坦共和國文化與資訊部) is a central executive body of the Government of Kazakhstan responsible for state policy in the areas of culture, information, interethnic and interfaith harmony, religious affairs, youth and family policy, and what it describes as “modernization of public consciousness.” The ministry reached its current form on September 1, 2023, when President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev signed a decree restructuring the former Ministry of Culture and Sports, separating culture and information functions into the reconstituted ministry while spinning off sports and tourism into a separate body. The body traces its origins through a series of ministerial reorganizations dating to Kazakhstan’s independence in 1991, operating under various names. It is the sole owner of Khabar Agency (哈巴爾通訊社), Kazakhstan’s largest state broadcaster, and exercises oversight over state media policy and public information directives.

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