Francois Hollande received congratulatory message from Nursultan Nazarbayev
20:12, 15 July 2014
ASTANA - PARIS. KAZINFORM - At the invitation of the French leadership Secretary of State of Kazakhstan Adilbek Dzhaksybekov, as the special representative of the President, July 14 the current year took part in the official celebrations of the National Day of France, the press service of the Foreign Ministry of Kazakhstan reports.
This year's celebrations were confined to the 100th anniversary of the First World War. Traditional military parade, held on the Champs-Elysees in Paris, for the first time ever joined the representatives of all the countries that had been involved in the conflict of the early XX century. Delegations from 80 countries were invited to the ceremony. During the event a congratulatory message on behalf of the President of Kazakhstan Nursultan Nazarbayev was given to President of France Francois Hollande. The message underlined the strategic nature of the partnership between the two countries.