ANNOUNCEMENT. INTERNATIONAL DAY AGAINST NUCLEAR TESTS

August 29 is the International Day against Nuclear Tests, which was established by a resolution of the United Nations General Assembly. This resolution was initiated by Kazakhstan in honor of the closure of the Semipalatinsk nuclear test site on August 29, 1991.

The International Day against Nuclear Tests was first held in 2010. Since then, it has been marked annually by various events around the world: symposiums, conferences, exhibitions, competitions, lectures, information programs and other events that contribute to the creation of a global environment for the promotion of a nuclear-weapon-free world.

The Library of the Elbassy also holds annual events dedicated to the closure of the Semipalatinsk nuclear test site and the International Day against Nuclear Tests, which will be held online this year.

On 27 August, a video tour will be presented on the website of the Library of Elbassy, the materials of which acquaint with the history of the struggle to stop nuclear explosions on Kazakhstan land, which was crowned with success thanks to the courageous decisions of the First President of the Republic of Kazakhstan - Elbassy N. Nazarbayev. The audience can get acquainted with the exhibition "Nursultan Nazarbayev - the leader of the global anti-nuclear movement", unique archival documents, photos and videos, publications, museum exhibits and books from the Library of the Elbassy, reflecting the global approach of the Republic of Kazakhstan, its First President to the issues of ensuring universal security, based on renunciation of nuclear weapons and nuclear testing.

On August 28, a webinar "N. Nazarbayev - the recognized leader of the global anti-nuclear movement" will be held by the leading researcher of the Library of Elbassy, candidate of historical sciences Sagintay Berdagulova for teachers of capital's colleges.