Half-measures will not deliver the desired result – President on military reform

President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev chaired a meeting of the Security Council of the Republic of Kazakhstan to review military reform, according to the Akorda press service as cited by Qazinform News Agency. The primary item on the agenda was the draft Military Reform Plan.

The President instructed officials to prepare and submit defense overhaul proposals to the Security Council, taking into account ongoing nationwide reforms. He highlighted the paramount importance of creating a modern, mobile, and technologically advanced army in the shortest possible timeframe.

“The task has been set to transform the quality of the Armed Forces. This applies to command and control, troop training, personnel policy, military education, defense planning, and technological modernization,” Tokayev stated. “We are talking about a comprehensive reform. Halfway solutions will not yield the necessary results.” Earlier, Tokayev met senior defense ministry officials and stressed the need for a clear, concrete, step-by-step reform plan rather than lengthy concepts. The plan will be considered at a Security Council meeting in the second half of October.