Nursultan Nazarbayev congratulates Kazakhstan on Easter
President of Kazakhstan has extended his congratulations on the Easter holiday to Kazakhstan.
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Kazakhstan President Nursultan Nazarbayev visited Uspensky Cathedral, Kazakhstan’s major orthodox church, on Easter Sunday.
Nazarbayev congratulates Kazakhstan residents on Easter
Kazakhstan President Nursultan Nazarbayev has congratulated the country’s Orthodox Christians on the Easter celebrated tomorrow.
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Nazarbayev congratulated Kazakhstan on Easter
“May the ways of peace and accord be followed in every family of our common home – the Republic of Kazakhstan!"
Nursultan Nazarbayev said.
