The Minister of Culture and Sports met with the Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Arab Republic of Egypt to Kazakhstan, Ms.Manal Elsayed Yehia Elshinnawi, El.kz reports with reference to Telegram Channel of Askhat Oralov.
This year, Kazakhstan celebrates the 800th anniversary of Sultan Baibars. Events in honor of the anniversary of the great historical figure are held throughout Kazakhstan. In the coming days, the Kazakh delegation will visit Egypt to participate in the opening of the mosque "az-Zahir Beybarys" and an international scientific and practical conference dedicated to Sultan Baibars.
On June 4, Cairo will host a gala concert with the participation of our artists and an exhibition of applied arts in honor of the Days of Culture of Kazakhstan in Egypt.
This is a great opportunity for our workers in the field of culture and art to demonstrate their talents.
We also discussed the holding of the VI meeting of the Intergovernmental Commission in November this year.
Ms. Elshinnawi in turn, announced her intention to hold an exhibition of Islamic culture of the Mamluk period at the National Museum of the Republic of Kazakhstan. Our Egyptian partners are planning to organize an event this year. I expressed my readiness to assist in the implementation of this initiative.
We also talked about cooperation in the field of tourism.
Ms.Elshinnawi noted that Egypt is the third most popular destination for Kazakh tourists, and expressed interest in introducing a mutual 14-day visa-free regime. We will also work on this issue. Kazakhstan has something to offer guests from Egypt, including investment projects in the tourism sector of our country.