Meeting with the Japanese Delegation

A meeting was held at the Department of State Revenues for the East Kazakhstan Region with the participation of a Japanese delegation, the representative of the Ministry of Justice of Kazakhstan A.R. Kurbangaliyev, the head of the Customs Administration Department of the Department, Temir Kulekín, the head of the «Auezay Oskemen» customs post, Serik Kozhatov, and the senior specialist V.P. Karpichko.

During the meeting, issues were raised regarding the movement of the remains of Japanese citizens buried in the cemetery of the city of Altai, East Kazakhstan Region, across the customs border of the Eurasian Economic Union.

On September 9, 2024, in accordance with the plan for the exhumation of the remains of Japanese citizens who died during internment in the territory of the former Soviet Union (Republic of Kazakhstan), a customs inspection of the cargo was carried out.

During the inspection of the cargo, 3 boxes containing 29 packages of human skeletal remains, with a total weight of 21 kg, were discovered. Identification seals were applied, and a passenger customs declaration was completed.
                                                      

Customs Post «Auezay Oskemen»
State Revenue Department
for East Kazakhstan Region