President Nazarbayev mourns death of King Abdullah

ASTANA. KAZINFORM - President of Kazakhstan Nursultan Nazarbayev has expressed his condolences to King Salman bin Abdulaziz al-Saud on the death of King Abdullah, the Akorda press service said on Friday.

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According to the telegram of condolences, the Head of State was deeply saddened by the passing of King Abdullah. President Nazarbayev stressed that the deceased king did a lot to protect the interests of his people and develop humankind in the spirit of equity and mercifulness. "People of Kazakhstan will always remember King Abdullah as a wise leader, consistent statesman and politician who contributed greatly to the deepening of bilateral Kazakh-Saudi cooperation," the telegram reads. Nursultan Nazarbayev offered his deepest condolences to King Salman bin Abdulaziz al-Saud and all people of Saudi Arabia.