Kazakhstan celebrates Defender's Day

Kazakh President Nursultan Nazarbayev signed the Decree as of May 7,1992 on the establishment of the Armed Forces of Kazakhstan. Until 2012 the Defender's Day was a professional holiday of the military, later the law was amended to declare it a national holiday.

As the President stated the core of the military vocation is to guard the interests of the Fatherland for the army is a livelong sentry who never leaves his post.

Salute, festive demonstrations, concerts, shows and festive events are to be held the countrywide.