The Small Kurultai of Kazakhs of Uzbekistan was held online

Today, October 21, the Small Kurultai of the Kazakhs of the Republic of Uzbekistan was held online. The event was organized by the World Association of Kazakhs together with the Otandastar Foundation with the support of the Ministry of Information and Social Development of the Republic of Kazakhstan.
The Minister of Information and Social Development Aida Balayeva took part in the Small Kurultai of Kazakhs of Uzbekistan. In addition, the event was attended by the First Deputy Chairman of the World Association of Kazakhs RPO Zautbek Turysbekov, Head of the Department of the Committee for Interethnic Relations and Relations with Foreign Countries under the Cabinet of Ministers of the Republic of Uzbekistan Feruz Bekov, Chairman of the Kazakh Cultural Center in Uzbekistan Serikbai Usenov, as well as representatives of the NAO " Otandastar Foundation ”, public, cultural associations of Kazakhstan, Uzbekistan and others.
Let us remind you that one of the largest Kazakh communities lives in neighboring and fraternal Uzbekistan. The practice of holding Small Kurultays of Kazakhs abroad is aimed at strengthening humanitarian ties between Kazakhstan and other countries, and is also designed to provide practical assistance to compatriots abroad in preserving traditions and customs, learning the Kazakh language and implementing cultural and humanitarian projects.
During the event, Minister Aida Balayeva stressed that Uzbekistan is a fraternal state of Kazakhstan, and the two countries are united by the kinship of languages, unity in religion, culture and spirituality.
Zautbek Turisbekov, in his speech, touched upon the historical aspect of the residence of ethnic Kazakhs in Uzbekistan, and especially noted the friendly relations of the two peoples, the strengthening of cultural and spiritual ties between the two states, and also thanked the Uzbek side for supporting Kazakhstani initiatives in relation to compatriots abroad.