ASTANA. January 20. KAZINFORM /Damir Baimanov/ Kazakh Premier Karim Massimov has urged Minister of Environmental Protection of Kazakhstan Nurgali Ashimov to introduce to the Government the Action Plan on solution of environmental issues for this year at the session of the collegium of the Ministry today.

"Taking into account today's discussion and your further discussions it is necessary to introduce a certain action plan on environmental issues of 2010 ", the Head of the Government said.

"The environmental issues should be discussed at a global level. It is necessary to address the issues which are of high importance for us", he added.