OREANDA-NEWS. March 25, 2008. The President congratulated the famous author on his forthcoming 80th jubilee and underscored that the jubilee’s festive events would be also held in Kazakhstan. The President noted that Chingiz Aitmatov’s masterpieces are very popular in many generations of Kazakhstani people. It is very important that new generations formed in modern historical environment read books of Chingiz Aitmatov.

The author’s work is closely connected with Kazakshatn; many of his masterpieces describe events in Kazakhstan’s soil.

Chingiz Aitmatov said at a press briefing:

“Kazakhstan is also my Motherland. There are three places on the globe that offer me desirable communication environment namely those are Bishkek, Almaty and Moscow. I closely interact with Kazakh creative intelligentsia. My movie named Cassandra’s Mark will be filmed in Kazakhstan”.

Chingiz Aitmatov also said that they discussed issues of modern literature and culture and creative ideas of the writer at the meeting with the President.

“But the main topic is the idea of Kazakhstan’s President on Central Asian economic integration. This is our strategic way. This is a super idea, a supreme idea that will unite our region. All of us must support this idea, which is our future,” Chingiz Aitmatov said.