The performance of Kazakh singer Dimash Kudaibergen at the concert in honor of the summit of the Organization of Turkic States (OTS) in Ankara became one of the topics of conversation among the leaders of the participating countries. This was reported by Qazaqyia.kz citing Kursiv Media.
President of Uzbekistan Shavkat Mirziyoyev highly praised the artist's mastery of playing the dombra, while Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan thanked Kassym-Jomart Tokayev for the performance of Kazakh artists.
The reaction of the heads of state was recounted by Kazakh journalist Adil Baltabayev, who covers the activities of the President of Kazakhstan. He posted a video with footage from the event on Instagram and shared details of the leaders' conversation.
According to Baltabayev, the presidents paid special attention to Dimash Kudaibergen. Tokayev called the singer a world star, while Mirziyoyev noted his virtuoso command of the national musical instrument.
"Recep Tayyip Erdogan even separately thanked Kassym-Jomart Tokayev for their performance. And our Dimash Kudaibergen became a special topic of conversation among the presidents! Kassym-Jomart Tokayev called him a 'world star,' and President of Uzbekistan Shavkat Mirziyoyev admired how virtuosically Dimash plays the dombra. To which the head of our state added that Dimash is a professional musician," the journalist said.
The publication drew a response among social media users. Kazakh fans congratulated the artist on his performance at the international event, while some commentators from Turkey expressed gratitude for the concert.
The concert of masters of arts of the Turkic world was held in Ankara as part of events dedicated to the OTS summit. In the night of October 30, it became known that it was attended by the presidents of the member states of the organization.
The musical program included works from the countries of the Turkic world. They were performed by the "Turkic World" ensemble and the Presidential Symphony Orchestra of the Republic of Turkey, and one of the participants in the concert was Dimash Kudaibergen.
