As reported by the Minister of Culture Mirbek Mambetaliev, from February 7 to March 20, about 700 proposals were received from citizens. However, the commission, after reviewing all the works, concluded that none of the proposals met the stated requirements, which led to the cancellation of the competition. It was then decided to hold the competition in two stages: in the first stage, five texts were selected, and in the second stage, music for them. As a result, five texts with musical accompaniment were chosen, three of which were presented at the meeting.
The Minister emphasized that to ensure transparency, the authors of the texts and composers remain unknown, and the works are considered anonymously. The deputies listened to the three versions of the anthem.
The chairman of the committee, Kurmankul Zulushiev, noted that the proposed versions do not surpass the current anthem in terms of textual, substantive, or musical criteria, and therefore cannot be considered a full alternative.
As a result of the discussion, the committee recommended that the Jogorku Kenesh reject all three presented versions of the national anthem.
