Briefing on the Occasion of the 30th Anniversary of Independence of Kazakhstan

Brasilia, August 26, 2021 - as part of the celebration of the 30th anniversary of Independence and the 30th anniversary of the closure of the Semipalatinsk nuclear test site, on the eve of the Constitution Day, a briefing for representatives of the Brazilian media was held at the Embassy of the Republic of Kazakhstan in Brazil.

At the beginning of the event, the premiere of a documentary film dedicated to the 30th anniversary of the closure of the Semipalatinsk nuclear test site, prepared by the Brazilian TV channel «TV Supren», with the support of the Embassy, ​​took place. The TV channel will broadcast this film in Brazil from 26 to 31 August this year.

The film is also available on the Embassy's YouTube channel (link: https://youtu.be/BI1GWXoBtxg).

In his speech, Ambassador of Kazakhstan to Brazil Bolat Nussupov informed about the main achievements of Kazakhstan over 30 years of Independence, paying special attention to the historical role of the First President of the Republic of Kazakhstan - Elbasy Nursultan Nazarbayev in the formation and strengthening of the statehood of Kazakhstan.

At the same time, it was noted that thanks to the strategic initiative of Elbasy, on August 29, 1991, the Decree «On the closure of the Semipalatinsk nuclear test site» was issued. The Republic of Kazakhstan became the first country in world history to close a deadly nuclear test site on its territory and voluntarily renounce weapons of mass destruction. The UN declared August 29 as the Day of International Action against Nuclear Tests, and the region of Central Asia became a space free of nuclear weapons.