Monuments to Manas may be erected in Nur-Sultan

Bishkek, May 27, 2019. /Kabar/. Mayor of Bishkek Aziz Surakmatov met with Ambassador of Kazakhstan to Kyrgyzstan Karim Kokrekbayev.
During the meeting the mayor noted the importance of developing mutually beneficial cooperation with the Republic of Kazakhstan and, in particular, with Nur-Sultan and Almaty twin cities, the press service of the Bishkek Mayor’s Office reported.
Also the sides discussed the issue of erecting monuments to Manas in Nur-Sultan and Abai Qunanbayev in Bishkek.
Manas is the largest Kyrgyz epic and the name of his main character - a warrior, who united the Kyrgyz. Manas epic is included in the list of masterpieces of the intangible cultural heritage of mankind by UNESCO, as well as in the Guinness Book of Records as the largest epic in the world.
Abai Qunanbayev is a Kazakh poet, composer and philosopher. He was also a cultural reformer toward European and Russian cultures on the basis of enlightened Islam.