Anniversary postage stamps in honor of Abai Kunanbayev and Al-Farabi were issued in Bulgaria

On November 19, 2020, the Embassy of Kazakhstan in Sofia in the building of the National Assembly of Bulgaria held a solemn stamp cancellation ceremony dedicated to the 1150th anniversary of the turkic philosopher Abu Nasr Al-Farabi and the 175th anniversary of the kazakh poet and educator Abay Kunanbayuly.

The project to issue the stamp was implemented at the initiative of the Embassy of Kazakhstan in Sofia and with the active assistance of Deputy of the National Assembly Spas Panchev and the support of businessman Milen Raikov.

Along with representatives of the Embassy of Kazakhstan in Sofia, the event was attended by the Chairman of the National Assembly Tsveta Karayancheva, Deputy Minister of foreign Affairs Mylen Lyutskanov, Deputy Minister of transport, information technology and communications Andriana Atanasova, as well as deputies of the National Assembly from various parties.

This event provided a good opportunity to acquaint the Bulgarian audience with the cultural heritage and spiritual wealth of the people of Kazakhstan.

The event included a presentation of a newly published book about al-Farabi in Bulgarian, authored by doctor of philosophy, Professor of the al-Farabi Kazakh national University Zh. Altaev.

In conclusion, the Ambassador of the Republic of Kazakhstan handed over to the Bulgarian side the above-mentioned new book, Abai's book "Қара сөздер" (in Bulgarian), as well as DVDs with the film "Құнанбай".