Nauryz Meiramy was solemnly celebrated in Geneva

Geneva, April 1, 2022 – The Permanent Mission of the Republic of Kazakhstan to the UN Office and other International Organizations in Geneva took part in the event on the occasion of the celebration of Nauryz, jointly organized with the diplomatic missions of Afghanistan, Azerbaijan, India, Iraq, Iran, Kyrgyzstan, Pakistan, Tajikistan, Turkey, Turkmenistan and Uzbekistan.

At the opening ceremony of the event, congratulations were delivered by Mrs. Tatiana Valovaya, Director General of the UN Office at Geneva, Mr. Daren Teng, Director General of the World Intellectual Property Organizatiomn and Mr. Jürg Lauber, Permanent Representative of Switzerland to the UN Office at Geneva. The participants of the event were shown videos with national traditions and features of the celebration of Nauryz.

In his congratulatory remarks the Permanent Representative of the Republic of Kazakhstan Yerlan Alimbayev spoke about the values and importance of the bright holiday Nauryz Meiramy for Kazakh people and noted the peculiarities of its celebration this year against the background of building a "New Kazakhstan", political transformations and socio-economic reforms carried out in the country.

The guests highly appreciated the national cuisine of Kazakhstan, expressing a desire to get to know the Kazakh culture better by visiting our country.

In general, Nauryz is of particular importance in the context of the UN International Decade for the Rapprochement of Cultures, initiated by Kazakhstan, the development of intercultural dialogue and cooperation, which is coming to an end this year.

In 2009 the celebration of Nauryz was included in the UNESCO Intangible Cultural Heritage List, and also in 2010 the Nauryz holiday was recognized by the Resolution of the United Nations General Assembly as the International Nauryz Day.