President presented state awards to veterans and members of force structures
"I signed the Decree on establishment of Kazakhstan Armed Forces 18 years ago. We will celebrate the 65th anniversary of the great victory in two days. It is symbolic enough that two holidays follow each other. It shows the succession of mutual traditions of the winners of the Great Patriotic War and modern generation of Motherland defenders. Presenting state awards today we express our respect to those who defended our country from Hitler invaders and those who preserve peace in our country in peacetime", N.Nazarbayev said.
32 people including 21 veterans of the Great Patriotic War and 11 representatives of the force structures were awarded. By the Decree of the President totally 356 people including awarded posthumously were presented high state awards in the republic.