Awarding of the commemorative medal "Abay" on behalf of the Secretary General of TURKSOY took place in Kyiv

December 25 this year in the Embassy of the Republic of Kazakhstan in Ukraine, the ceremony of awarding the commemorative medal of TURKSOY "Abai" was held.

For contribution to the development of the popularization of Abai's heritage, medals were awarded to the translator of "Edifying words" into Ukrainian, Professor Nikolai Vaskiv, Chairman of the Kyiv Kazakh public association "Dostyk" Daniyar Yegamberdiev, Honorary Consul of the Republic of Kazakhstan in Kharkiv Emin Najafli, as well as to Ambassador of Kazakhstan Darkhan Kaletaev.

Presenting the awards, Secretary General of TURKSOY Dyusen Kaseinov emphasized that the Year of the 175th anniversary of Abai once again confirmed the relevance of the imperishable heritage of the outstanding son of the Kazakh people. “At the same time, the versatility of Abai’s personality, his contribution to world culture, the promotion of spiritual and moral values ​​and much more are important factors in strengthening humanitarian and other ties between peoples of different countries,” D. Kaseinov noted.

Nikolai Vaskiv thanked for the honor of translating Abai's philosophical treatise into Ukrainian. For him, it was an interesting and at the same time challenging experience, which allowed him to understand the thoughts and aspirations of the Kazakh people, their originality, traditions and culture more deeply. He also informed about the good reception of “Edifying words” by the Ukrainian audience. “Each of the readers has something to learn from this deep book,” the Ukrainian professor summed up.