Professor of Yerevan State University was presented with a letter of gratitude from the President of Kazakhstan

Yerevan, May 18 - Ambassador of Kazakhstan Bolat Imanbayev handed a letter of gratitude from President Kassym-Zhomart Tokayev to Professor, Head of the Department of Turkology of Yerevan State University Alexander Safaryan for his contribution to the development of cultural and educational ties between Kazakhstan and Armenia, as well as the translation into Armenian of Abai's work “The Words Edification ”, M. Auezov’s novel “Abay's Way” and “Anthology of Kazakh Literature ”.

Alexander Safaryan expressed gratitude for the high assessment of his activities and confirmed his readiness to further assist in strengthening cooperation between the two peoples. He highly appreciated the fruitful cooperation between the Yerevan State University (YSU) and the Eurasian National University. L. Gumilyov (ENU), noting strong ties in the field of academic exchange of teachers, researchers and students.

As part of the celebration of the 30th anniversary of Kazakhstan's Independence this year, the Ambassador spoke about the key political and economic achievements of our country over these years, and also informed about the planned anniversary events. He acquainted the interlocutor with the political reforms of the Head of State aimed at further democratization of the country, current programs of socio-economic modernization and international initiatives of the Republic of Kazakhstan. He spoke about the state policy to strengthen interethnic and interfaith harmony. In this context, the Kazakh initiative to hold the Congress of World and Traditional Religions, the next meeting of which will be held in 2022, was mentioned.