We remember and cherish heritage of our ancestors - Nursultan Nazarbayev
16:31, 1 June 2010
ASTANA. June 1. KAZINFORM /Rassul Bakhamov/ We remember and cherish the heritage of our ancestors. We appreciate contribution of founders of the Kazakh statehood Kerey and Zhanibek to the history of our nation; President Nursultan Nazarbayev has announced it at the opening ceremony of the Monument to the founders of the Kazakh Khanate in Astana.
"Today we open the Monument to the two great persons who were originators of the Kazakh statehood formation. In the second half of the XV century our ancestors rallied under the banner of Kerey and Zhanibek for creation of own state - the Kazakh Khanate", Nursultan Nazarbayev said.
The Head of the State noted that today grateful descendants open the Monument.
An idea of erection of the Monument to Kerey and Zhanibek belongs to President Nursultan Nazarbayev.