11:29, 30 August 2009 | GMT +6
Constitution Day parade kicks off in Astana
ASTANA. August 30. KAZINFORM. A military parade devoted to the Constitution Day has started at the square near Kazakh Eli monument in Astana today.
Kazakh Minister of Defense Adilbek Dzhaksybekov inspects the parade. Vice Minister of Defense Major General Nurlan Dzhulamanov leads the parade. Ground Forces, Navy and Air Force of the Defense Ministry, detachments of the Ministry of Internal Affairs, National Security Committee, Emergencies Ministry and Republican Guard will march in the parade. The parade equipment includes over 120 weapons units.
The parade will march by the military orchestra headed by Chief Military Orchestra Conductor Colonel Alexander Belyakov.
The veterans of the Great Patriotic War, Armed Forces and military diplomatic corps accredited in Kazakhstan are invited to the parade.