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Tokayev congratulates Kazakh citizens on Victory Day, calls it ‘a holiday with tears in the eyes’

ASTANA. May 9 (Interfax-Kazakhstan) — President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev congratulated the people of Kazakhstan on Victory Day, describing it as “a holiday with tears in the eyes” rather than an occasion for mass festivities.

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Tokayev congratulates Kazakh citizens on Victory Day, calls it ‘a holiday with tears in the eyes’

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