The Head of State, stressing the meeting’s symbolism on the eve of the 30th anniversary of the Soviet troops withdrawal from Afghanistan, congratulated all the war veterans and combatants on this significant date.
The President of Kazakhstan also expressed condolences to the family and friends of B. Kerimbayev, the Afghan war veteran, colonel of Kazakhstan’s Armed Forces, on his death.
In turn, Bahytbek Smagul informed Nursultan Nazarbayev about the work of Veterans of Kazakhstan Association, as well as on ongoing activities related to the anniversary of withdrawing Soviet troops from Afghanistan.