President of Kazakhstan Kassym-Jomart Tokayev performed a minor pilgrimage to Mecca, the press service of the head of state reported on Monday.
"On July 24, President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev performed the umrah (minor pilgrimage) in the main shrine of Islam, the city of Mecca. The president was honored to the Kaaba (a shrine in the form of a cubic structure at the center of the largest in the world - the Grand Mosque of Mecca - TASS), the doors of which are opened for distinguished guest on exceptional occasions," the statement reads.
It is noted that this was "evidence of the deeply respectful attitude of the leadership of Saudi Arabia to the leader of Kazakhstan."
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Based on materials from TASS