Books about Kazakhstan were donated to the National Library of Qatar

On September 27, this year, the Embassy of Kazakhstan in Doha on the occasion of the celebration of the 30th anniversary of Independence of the Republic of Kazakhstan donated books in Arabic and English about politics, economy, culture, literature and the breed of our country to the National Library of Qatar for subsequent opening in the main Qatari book depository of the Kazakhstan`s corner.

The ceremony of handing over the books was attended by the Minister of State of Qatar – the head of the National Library Hamad bin Abdulaziz Al-Kawari, writers and cultural figures, as well as library staff.

In his speech, the Kazakh diplomat stressed that during this short period by historical standards, our country has turned into a stable and prosperous state recognized by the world community. The Ambassador briefly spoke about the achievements of Kazakhstan during the period of independence, ongoing reforms, international initiatives, relations with world powers, as well as the promotion of Kazakh culture within the framework of the «Rukhani Zhangyru» program.

The Director of the National Library thanked the Embassy for the valuable gift, stressing that these books will occupy an important place in the main book depository of Qatar and will allow readers to get acquainted in detail with the modern history and culture of Kazakhstan. Dr. Hamad Al-Kawari highly appreciated the results of the political and socio-economic development of Kazakhstan over the years of independence, noting that he was personally convinced of this during multiple visits to our country. According to him, Kazakhstan is an important partner of Qatar in Central Asia, with which it will develop cooperation in many areas.

In this context, the issues of establishing interaction between the national libraries of the two countries were discussed. In particular, the Qatari side expressed interest in cooperation with the Kazakh library in such areas as the creation of a common electronic database, digitization of historical documents and manuscripts for further study.

The Qatar National Library opened on April 16, 2018. In addition to online resources, the library currently has more than a million books in its collections, as well as more than 500 thousand e-books, periodicals and newspapers, as well as special collections.