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10 years ago, on August 29, 2010, the world celebrated for the first time the International Day against Nuclear Tests, which was established by a resolution of the United Nations General Assembly. It calls for raising awareness "of the consequences of nuclear weapon test explosions or any other nuclear explosions and the need to stop them as a means to achieve a nuclear-weapon-free world". This resolution was initiated by Kazakhstan in honor of the closure of the Semipalatinsk nuclear test site on August 29, 1991. Since the establishment of the International Day against Nuclear Tests in May 2010, all states parties to the Treaty on the non-proliferation of nuclear weapons have committed themselves to "achieve peace and security in a world without nuclear weapons".
– The video tour reveals the details of the period when our republic experienced one of the most difficult challenges in its history. We commemorate the years when hundreds of thousands of people suffered from the nuclear shock. Peace and tranquility of an independent country is the main value of the people of Kazakhstan. We remember the lessons of the past for the sake of non-repetition of the tragedy, for the sake of peaceful development and prosperity of future generations. In the virtual exhibition, we tried to show key events from the history of the closure of the test site, the activities of Elbassy in the field of nuclear disarmament. The result of the great work of the First President of Kazakhstan was the recognition by the world community of the absolute leadership of Nursultan Abishevich Nazarbayev in building a global anti-nuclear movement, - said Director of the Library of Elbassy, Doctor of political science Amerkhan Rakhimzhanov.
The materials of the video tour prepared to introduce the history of the struggle to stop nuclear explosions on the Kazakhstan land, which was crowned with success thanks to the bold decisions of the First President of the Republic of Kazakhstan – Elbassy N. Nazarbayev. Spectators 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 global security, based on renunciation of nuclear weapons and nuclear testing.
The tireless initiatives of Elbassy as a global leader in the field of nuclear non-proliferation have defined the strategy for the development of a world order free of nuclear and other weapons of mass destruction. The international awards of N. Nazarbayev for their contribution to nuclear disarmament and non-proliferation attest to this.