On October 12, 2020 at of the Embassy of the Republic of Kazakhstan in the Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia, a seminar dedicated to the anniversaries of the great poet and educator Abay and the brilliant scientist, philosopher of the East Al-Farabi with the topic "Cultural heritage of the Great Steppe" was held. The event was attended by representatives of the Ethiopian Foreign Ministry, the Institute for Security Studies, students of Addis Ababa University, and the media.

On October 12, 2020 at the Embassy of the Republic of Kazakhstan in the Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia, a seminar dedicated to the anniversaries of the great poet and educator Abay and the brilliant scientist, philosopher of the East Al-Farabi with the topic "Cultural heritage of the Great Steppe" was held. The event was attended by representatives of the Ethiopian Foreign Ministry, the Institute for Security Studies, students of Addis Ababa University, and the media.

During the seminar, Ambassador of the Republic of Kazakhstan to Ethiopia B. Sadykov spoke about the rich creative heritage of Abay and Al-Farabi, their impact on the modern culture of Kazakhstan and the world, answered numerous questions from the participants, incl. on culture, traditions, history, modern socio-economic situation, foreign policy of Kazakhstan.

The seminar was organized in a conference hall specially decorated with visual stands about Abay and Al-Farabi, books about their work, as well as household items of Kazakh culture. Lively interest and high responses of the participants were aroused by the songs from the works of Abai performed by the staff of the Embassy in the Kazakh language.

Along with this, within the framework of the seminar, a screening of a film about Kazakhstan was organized and printed information about the heritage of the outstanding representatives of the Great Steppe Abay and Al-Farabi was distributed.