“The contribution of a great man and statesman, Nursultan Abishevich Nazarbayev, to the revival and development of chess in Kazakhstan is invaluable! I am sure that chess in Kazakhstan has a dynamic present and a bright future!

I congratulate you, my comrade, a graduate of the Moscow State Institute of International Relations, a great chess lover with your appointment as Acting President of the Republic of Kazakhstan. I want to sincerely wish you, Kassym-Jomart Kemelevich, success in your high post!

I wish you successful work, achievement of all your goals, good health, happiness and well-being!”