AUCA President participated in the international academic symposium
September 8, 2015
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The symposium took place in the Hyatt Regency conference room and the National Academy of the Sciences of Kyrgyzstan over the course of two days, September 4 and 5. Participants of the symposium came from Kyrgyzstan, Kazakhstan, Azerbaijan, Armenia, Russia, Germany, and Japan.
The symposium opened with a recitation of Manas by the manaschi, followed by speeches from the Speaker of Jogorku Kenesh of the Kyrgyz Republic Asylbek Jeenbekov; Prime Minister Temir Sariev; Minister of Culture, Information, and Tourism Altynbek Maksutov; and representatives from the Office of the President of Kyrgyzstan.
