Events dedicated to the 30th Anniversary of Independence of Kazakhstan held in Yerevan

Yerevan, November 23 - on stage of Music hall dvin the big concert of folklore and ethnographic ensemble «Adyrna» of Almaty Regional Philharmonic named after Suyunbai took place in honor of the 30th anniversary of Independence of the Republic of Kazakhstan. The concert was preceded by anthems of Kazakhstan and Armenia and speeches by Ambassador of Kazakhstan BolatImanbayev, Deputy Prime Minister MherGrigoryan and Minister of Education, Science, Culture and Sports of Armenia VahramDumanyan. The concert was attended by the heads and representatives of RA state and non-governmental organizations, diplomatic corps, business circles and media outlets (about 400 persons).

Artists in national costumes performed Kazakh songs and dances and demonstrated playing of ancient musical instruments: dombyra, kyl kobyz, zhetygen, sherter and sobyzgy.

Before the start of concert, guests viewed a photo exhibition titled «30 Years of Independence of Kazakhstan», which gathered photos, recording the stages of formation and development of Kazakhstan. Alongside this was a charity exhibition of drawings by Kazakh and Armenian children, including those with special needs.

The concert and expositions aroused great interest in the Armenian public, who highly valued the art of Kazakh artists, as well as Kazakhstan's achievements in the 30 years of Independence.