Kassym-Jomart Tokayev received First Deputy Defense Minister – Chief of the General Staff of the Armed Forces Aitkurman Omarbekov and Deputy Defense Minister Tatyana Savelyeva. This was reported by Qazaqyia.kz citing Sputnik Kazakhstan.
The head of state heard a report on the current activities and combat readiness of the Armed Forces, financial support for combat training activities, and the execution of the Defense Ministry's budget.
"The Supreme Commander-in-Chief was briefed on the condition of servicemen and the mobilization readiness of troops, as well as on the fulfillment of tasks assigned to the agency's bodies and soldiers," the presidential press service wrote.
The president was given information on financing the current needs of the army and the program for the development of the armed forces. Issues of reallocating funds taking into account combat readiness tasks, equipping infrastructure, and ensuring the daily activities of units were also discussed.
Special attention was paid to improving the troop management system, increasing the efficiency of decision-making, and the readiness of soldiers to perform tasks according to their specialized direction.
"Issues of mobilization planning and preparation of the military reserve, justification of planned expenditures, compliance with budget discipline, increasing the efficiency of using allocated funds, as well as approaches to financial control and evaluating the effectiveness of expenditures were considered," the statement said.
Following the meeting, Tokayev set a number of tasks concerning the combat readiness of the Armed Forces and the quality of military training, as well as financial coverage of the army's most important needs and the rational use of budget funds.