In his message written in Kazakh, the 6th grade student thanked the President for his decision to transfer the capital city of Kazakhstan to Astana. Due to this fact, a great amount of educational institutions where representatives of various ethnic groups can acquire knowledge have been opened in Astana.
On behalf of millions children in Kazakhstan, the author of the letter wrote that it was a great honour for him to live in the country where unity and harmony, friendship and fraternity are considered as core values.
The message reads, in particular:
“My father and my mother were born in Kazakhstan. It’s a great honour for me also to be born on Kazakh land. Although I am a Ukrainian, I live in Kazakhstan and feel like a Kazakh man. I believe in the future of Kazakhstan and I am eager to serve my country for the benefit of its prosperity.”