Kazakhstan explained why they would not hold a parade on Victory Day

Nursultan inscription in Gashiktar Park in Nur-Sultan. Archival photoNUR-SULTAN, Apr 15 strong> The authorities of Kazakhstan will not hold a military parade on Victory Day this year due to budgetary savings and the need to address other priority tasks, the press service of the republic's defense ministry said on Friday. On Wednesday, the department said that in Kazakhstan this year it is not planned to organize a parade dedicated to the 30th anniversary of the formation of the armed forces of the republic and the Victory Day in the Great Patriotic War of 1941-1945. At the same time, the reasons for such a decision were not explained. «The holding of a military parade in Kazakhstan in 2022 is not planned due to budgetary savings, as well as due to the need to solve other tasks. In particular, the priority is to maintain the required level of combat readiness and mobility of the units of the armed forces of Kazakhstan, performing tasks to ensure the protection and defense of state and military facilities,» the message says. In 2020-2021, the parade was canceled in Kazakhstan due to the situation with the coronavirus.Kazakhstan refused to hold a military parade on Victory Day