A street named after the great Kazakh poet Abai Qunanbaiuly was inaugurated in the Kyrgyz Republic. Additionally, a monument to Abai was erected at the starting point of the street, and a dedicated museum opened its doors, DKNews.kz reports.
On the same day, the presentation of the book “Atam zhönündö bayan” by the President of the Republic of Kazakhstan Kassym-Jomart Tokayev, translated into Kyrgyz, took place.
Opening the ceremony, the Mayor of Osh, Zhenishbek Toktorbaev, noted that within the framework of the city’s reconstruction, the commemoration of the outstanding figure of the brotherly Kazakh people, Abai Qunanbaiuly, was carried out with direct support from the Kyrgyz leadership. He emphasized that this initiative would become an eternal symbol of friendship between the two nations.
On the same day, the Consulate General of Kazakhstan in Osh organized the presentation of President Tokayev’s book “Atam zhönündö bayan” in the Kyrgyz language.
Deputy Minister of Culture and Information of the Kyrgyz Republic Askaraly Madaminov, Governor of Osh Region Elchibek Zhantaev, Vice-Rector of Osh State University Kursantbek Attokurov, and other intellectuals spoke at the official ceremony. They noted that President Tokayev’s book, which truthfully recounts the shared history of the two nations and the many trials experienced by their peoples during the 20th century, has a deep impact on the consciousness of the younger generation, helping them comprehend the essence of state and social processes and offering valuable guidance for the future.
Public and state figures of Kyrgyzstan, local intellectuals, and members of the diplomatic corps expressed profound appreciation and satisfaction with the publication of “Atam zhönündö bayan”.
