Children repatriated from Iraq reunited with relatives

Nur-Sultan, December 12, 2019 — On the eve of the Independence Day of the Republic of Kazakhstan, children who returned from Iraq to Kazakhstan on November 27 following a humanitarian mission were handed over to their close relatives by the order of the President of Kazakhstan Kassym-Jomart Tokayev.

The event was attended by Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs of Kazakhstan Yerzhan Ashikbayev, Deputy Akim of Nur-Sultan Bakhtiyar Maken, Ambassador-at-Large of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Kazakhstan Stanislav Vassilenko, Advisor to the Minister of Education and Science of Kazakhstan on Children's Rights Raisa Sher, among others.

Symbolically, the children were reunited with their close relatives at the top of Baiterek Tower. The children dreamed of returning to their homeland and of seeing the Baiterek with their own eyes. Their dreams were fulfilled and they returned to their country, visited Baiterek and reunited with their relatives. Every child in Kazakhstan should have their dreams realized, and the government is invested in achieving this.

Moreover, the children were presented with souvenirs from the Association of Kazakh Diplomats and the Akimat of Nur-Sultan.

The children will be further supervised by the state. They will study in schools along with other kids without any restrictions.