An online meeting was held with representatives of Kazakh diaspora in Mongolia
On March 12, 2021, Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Republic of Kazakhstan to Mongolia Zhalgas Adilbayev held a meeting with representatives of the Kazakh diaspora in Mongolia, namely N.Tleikhan, the Chairman of the non-governmental organization “Zherlester Alkasy of the Bayan-Ulgiy aimag in Ulaanbaatar”, O.Habsattar, the official representative of the Assambly of People of Kazakhstan, as well as members of the non-governmental organization “Zherlester Alkasy” in the aimags of Khovd, Darkhan and the cities of Charynkol, Erdenet.
Today more than 120 thousand Kazakhs live in Mongolia, mainly in the Bayan-Ulgiy aimag. About 40 thousand ethnic Kazakhs live in the aimags of Khovd and Darkhan, as well as in the capital Ulaanbaatar and its nearest regions.
At the beginning of the meeting, the Ambassador of Kazakhstan Zh.Adilbayev briefly informed the participants of the online meeting about the political and economic reforms carried out in Kazakhstan under the leadership of President K.Tokayev, the state measures taken to stimulate the voluntary return of the kandas to their historical homeland and provide them with social assistance after the movement, allocated annual educational grants for the youth of the Kazakh diaspora.
Along with this, the Kazakh diplomat briefed the representatives of the diaspora with the achievements of Kazakhstan during the period of independence of Kazakhstan and the planned events to celebrate the above-mentioned significant date.
The Ambassador also stressed that 2020 was not an easy year for all countries and peoples due to the COVID-19 pandemic, however, the Kandases living abroad were given the opportunity to freely enter the territory of Kazakhstan during the quarantine period.
In turn, representatives of the Kazakh diaspora discussed the issue of preserving ethnic identity, the possibility of repatriation to Kazakhstan and the opening of the Kazakh cultural center in Mongolia.
It should be noted that in 2021 the Embassy has planned a number of events with the participation of the ethnic Kazakhs.
Diaspora members expressed gratitude to the Embassy for their attention and support.