The participants discussed a wide range of issues, from the emission of pollutants into the environment to the statistics of cancer-related diseases. “For 2018-2022, at the Zhezkazgan copper smelting plant it is planned to build and put into operation a new sulfuric shop with the use of the advanced technology of double contacting with an environmental effect. This will help reduce sulfur dioxide emissions by 40 thousand tons.”  On behalf of Kazakhmys Corporation LLP, Adilet Barmenkulov, Deputy Chairman of the Board, General Director of Kazakhmys Smelting, took part in the discussion. He informed the attendees of the measures taken by the company to improve the environmental situation in the operations areas of Kazakhmys, billions of tenges spent annually for these purposes, and the time necessary to solve the main problems in this field. At the end of the meeting, the speakers answered the questions from environmental activists. Akhmetzhan Primkulov offered the regional authorities to develop the roadmaps to improve the environmental situation in Balkhash and Zhezkazgan, having considered all the proposals of the activists. According to the vice-minister, it will help to solve the most pressing problems in certain cities more efficiently and bring more benefit to their citizens.