The Minister of Culture of the Republic of Belarus thanked for the support of the Belarusian ethnic group of Kazakhstan

Representatives of the Belarusian ethnic group of Kazakhstan met with the Minister of Culture of the Republic of Belarus Anatoly Markevich in Nur-Sultan.

Recall that on October 1-3, 2021 the Days of Culture of the Republic of Belarus in Kazakhstan were held in Kazakhstan.

The Minister of Culture of Belarus highly appreciated the development of Belarusian ethno-cultural associations, thanking the Government and the People`s Assembly for their support. In addition, he highly noted the great work with ethnic associations carried out by the akimats of the regions, expressing hope for further fruitful cooperation and strengthening further intercultural communications in both countries.

According to Anatoly Markevich, the People`s Assembly is a unique institution in preserving and developing the unity of Kazakhstanis. The Minister of Culture of the Republic of Belarus in his speech focused on the issues of state policy for the preservation of cultural heritage, folk traditions, international cooperation.

The event was attended by Deputy Chairman of the Committee for the Development of Interethnic Relations of the Ministry of Information and Social Development of the Republic of Kazakhstan Yerkin Uisimbayev, representatives of Belarusian ethno-cultural associations and mass media, as well as Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Republic of Belarus to the Republic of Kazakhstan Pavel Utyupin.

Yerkin Uisimbayev from the Ministry of Information and Social Development of the Republic of Kazakhstan presented the anthology "Musical Heritage of ethnic groups of Kazakhstan" to the Ministry of Culture of the Republic of Belarus.