The President of Kazakhstan, Kassym-Jomart Tokayev, received from his father, Kemel Tokayev, a book translated into the Bashkir language. This was reported by Sputnik Kazakhstan.
As the head of Bashkortostan stated during the forum on interregional cooperation between Russia and Kazakhstan held in Ufa Radiy KhabirovThe publication of a book titled “The Mysterious Trace” was timed to coincide with the 80th anniversary of the Great Victory over fascism.
“It so happened that the president of the Writers’ Union of the Republic of Bashkortostan, Aigiz Baimukhametov, gave me a book by the famous Kazakh writer Kemel Tokayev, father of the president of Kazakhstan. It begins with a prologue by Kassym-Zhomart Kemelevich, in which he says that his father’s main holiday until the end of his life was Victory Day. Kemel Tokayev believed that the participants in the war deserve special respect and trust. They can be entrusted with important tasks in a variety of work areas.” – Khabirov said.
He noted that the development of Russian-Kazakh interregional relations would not have been possible without the great personal contribution of the leaders of both States.
“Every time I was in Kazakhstan, Kassym-Jomart Tokayev showed respect for our republic and found time to communicate. Thanks to him, the best conditions have been created for the development of relations between Bashkir and Kazakhstan.” – Khabirov said.
According to him, the fate of Kemel Tokayev shows how strong the roots are that unite the brother peoples of Russia and Kazakhstan.
“Let us follow our fathers and keep their covenants.” — concluded the head of Bashkortostan.
Kemel Tokaev is a Soviet writer, journalist and public figure. He was drafted into the Red Army in 1942. While fighting on the fronts of the Great Patriotic War, he commanded a machine gun squadron. Orders and medals awarded.
After the war he graduated from university and worked as a journalist in various publications. From 1960 to 1977 he was editor-in-chief of the Vedomosti newspaper of the Supreme Council of the Kazakh Soviet Socialist Republic.
