Kazakhstan’s Ambassador to Hungary Zhanibek Abdrashov took part in the celebration of the 25th anniversary of the Honorary Consulate of the Republic of Kazakhstan in Hungary, DKNews.kz reports.
The gala event held at the City Hall in Karcag, where the Honorary Consulate was opened in 1998, was attended by representatives of the Government, the National Assembly, as well as business and scientific-cultural circles.
Minister of Finance Mihály Varga said that Kipchak Hungarians are reverent about their origins and cherish their traditions, while city Mayor Tibor Szepesi, members of the Hungarian parliament Sándor F. Kovács and Sándor Fazekas stressed that Kipchaks were, are and will continue to cherish the Kazakh-Hungarian friendship.
The ambassador of Kazakhstan noted that the city of Karcag has historical significance for Kazakhstan, where Kuns (Kipchak Hungarians) have lived for eight centuries, preserving the traditions of the Kipchaks and forming a “cultural bridge” between the two countries.
The Kazakh diplomat also drew public attention to the systematic process of political modernization in Kazakhstan. He stressed that “the political reforms initiated by the president gave a new impetus to the process of modernization of our national values. The new parliamentary system will create a new era of state in which political interests are balanced”.
It should be noted that the main landmark of “Hungarian Kipchakia” is a monument of the Kipchak Khan “Kotyan” - the only one in Europe that was erected in honor of the representative of an ancient Kipchak family.
Near the city, on a hill resembling a Scythian mound, there is a monument symbolizing the arrival of the Kipchaks to the territory of modern Hungary. The monument is a composition of seven Kipchak warriors in the form of ancient stone sculptures (balbaltas), each of which looks in the direction of the city where his ancestors settled, and holds their respective emblem in his hand.
The researcher of this region was the famous scientist - Kipchakologist and Turkologist Kongur Mandoky, a native of Kartsag. In the early 1990-s he was one of the founders of the “Hungarian Kipchak Union”, part of the World Congress of Kazakhs.
