Aiman Mussakhodzhayeva awarded Russian Order of Friendship
ASTANA. January 21. KAZINFORM /Gulnara Zhandagulova/ Russian Ambassador to Kazakhstan Mikhail Bocharnikov handed over the Order of Friendship to People's Artist of Kazakhstan, Rector of the Kazakh National University of Arts Aiman Mussakhodzhayeva. The awarding ceremony was held on Friday, January 21 in the concert hall of the University.
The Kazakh violinist is awarded for the contribution to development of cultural contacts with Russia, preservation and promotion of the Russian culture abroad, the text of the Decree of Russian President Dmitry Medvedev reads.
"I am pleased to execute the order of the Russian President and hand over this high award to Aiman Mussakhodzhayeva," the Russian Ambassador said.
The Kazakh violinist, in her turn, expressed gratitude to the Russian leadership for high appraisal of her labor. "I believe, this is an award for the whole Kazakh art", she said.