On October 29, 2024, at the Embassy of Kazakhstan in Uzbekistan, Ambassador Beibut Atamkulov, on behalf of the President of the Republic of Kazakhstan, K. Tokayev, presented the “Qurmet” Order to Damir Kaldybayev, Chairman of the Tashkent Regional Branch of the Kazakh National Cultural Center of Uzbekistan, for his significant contributions to strengthening and developing cultural relations between Kazakhstan and Uzbekistan.

Background: Damir Ergeshovich Kaldybayev is a poet, journalist, and public figure. He was born in 1953 in the Tashkent region.