Batyrkhan Kurmanseit, Minister Counsellor at the Embassy of the Republic of Kazakhstan in Japan, was invited to sit on the jury of the Japanese language speaking competition for the first time

On November 3, Mr. Batyrkhan Kurmanseit, Minister Counselor at the Embassy of the Republic of Kazakhstan in Japan was invited for the first time to join the judges of the annual Japanese Language Speaking Contest for accredited diplomats in Tokyo, which is held at the initiative of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Ministry of Education and Science of Japan.

Mr. Kurmanseit, who is the first Kazakh diplomat to have won the competition twice in 2009 and 2011, expressed his greetings at the opening ceremony and wished good luck to the competitors. He also cited the 30th anniversary of Independence of Kazakhstan and the 30th anniversary of diplomatic relations between Kazakhstan and Japan to be celebrated next year.
The book "Abai", which has been translated into Japanese following the order of President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev, was also presented during the event and presented to the participants and guests of the event.

The invitation by the organisers of the Kazakh diplomat to sit on the jury of the prestigious competition shows the high level of professionalism of the diplomatic staff of the Embassy of Kazakhstan in Japan.