National Day of Gratitude celebrated in Qatar

On March 1, 2021, a solemn event dedicated to the celebration of the Day of Gratitude was held at the Embassy of Kazakhstan in Qatar, with the participation of employees of the diplomatic mission and Kazakhstani citizens living in Doha.

In his welcoming speech, Ambassador A. Isagaliyev spoke about this holiday, the initiative of which was announced by the First President of Kazakhstan - Elbasy Nursultan Nazarbayev at the XXII session of the Assembly of the People of Kazakhstan in April 2015. The diplomat noted that this holiday symbolizes a tribute to the values ​​of goodness, mutual respect and trust, gratitude of all ethnic groups to each other and to the Kazakhs who showed mercy and accepted representatives of different ethnic groups on their land. This Day is the embodiment of the unity of the people of our Motherland, which is an invaluable asset of Kazakhstan.

A.Isagaliev also focused on the celebration of the 30th anniversary of the Independence of the Republic of Kazakhstan this year. The Ambassador noted that the history of our Independence is a great chronicle that can embellish the course of development of any successful country in the modern world.

As part of the event, the diplomat congratulated Kazakhstanis working and students in Qatar on the Day of Gratitude and expressed gratitude for their active work in promoting the image, culture and values of our Motherland in the host country. The ambassador presented letters of gratitude to the activists of the

Kazakh diaspora in Qatar for their assistance in the development of bilateral cooperation between Kazakhstan and Qatar.

Currently, about 400 citizens of the Republic of Kazakhstan live in the State of Qatar, who work in the oil and gas industry, private companies, the hotel business, and also study at the best universities in the country.