The presentation of the state award of the Republic of Kazakhstan took place in Kiev

On February 12 this year Ambassador of the Republic of Kazakhstan to Ukraine Darkhan Kaletaev presented to People's Deputy of Ukraine, member of the Batkivshchyna Party Ivan Kirilenko, a high state award - the Dostyk Order of the II degree for his contribution to the development of friendship and cooperation between Kazakhstan and Ukraine.

Accepting the award, I.Kirilenko thanked President of the Republic of Kazakhstan K.-Zh.Tokayev for the recognition of his contribution to strengthening ties between the two countries. He especially noted that this was a great honor, a huge advance for him and the entire large "Ukrainian team", which treats Kazakhstan and the brotherly Kazakh people with warmth.

At the same time, he emphasized that, having repeatedly visited Kazakhstan, he always admired the country's success based on an innovative way of development. According to him, the engine of Kazakhstan's progress is the innovative and deeply calculated ideas of the First President - Elbasy N.A.Nazarbayev, as well as his ability to ensure their consistent implementation. He also added that at various Ukrainian "sites" and "walls" of the Verkhovna Rada he uses the model of modern Kazakhstan as an example.

The People's Deputy assured that he would continue to make every effort to further develop Kazakh-Ukrainian relations based on friendship and mutual trust.