H.E. Mr Magzhan Ilyassov, Ambassador of Kazakhstan, and his wife, Akmaral Aidarbekova.
On Thursday, September 28, H.E. Mr Magzhan Ilyassov, Ambassador of Kazakhstan, and his wife, Akmaral Aidarbekova, hosted a memorable celebration to commemorate the 25th anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic relations between Kazakhstan and the Netherlands.
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In a welcome display of generous hospitality to mark the significant event to both countries and to celebrate 25 years of the diplomatic service of Kazakhstan, Ambassador Ilyassov graciously opened the doors of his country’s new embassy building on the Badhuisweg to more than two hundred specially invited guests.
Nearly all of the ambassadors from the diplomatic missions in the Netherlands stopped by share the important occasion with Ambassador Ilyassov and to extend their best wishes to the Kazakh people.
The reception was a resounding success from the moment guests stepped from their chauffeur driven cars to be greeted by Kazakh embassy staff. Wine and caviar were offered to all upon arrival.
Other guests included representatives from the Dutch government and business sectors notably, many senior corporate guests from the Dutch oil and gas industries were among the invitees.
Inside the embassy, the ambassador, his wife and other staff members took the opportunity to converse with their many guests both inside the embassy’s reception halls and outdoors in the covered open air reception area.
The embassy’s enormous back parking lot, transformed into a reception hall for the event, was filled with high tables decorated with balloons, flowers and candles enabling guests to comfortably sample distilled spirits from the beverage station or to enjoy a selection of Kazakh “sun in a glass” wines.
Two buffet food stations offering authentic regional food dishes such as Plov, Shashlik, Manti and Pelmeni were also especially popular with guests.
Despite the fact that a number of other diplomatic receptions were taking place on the same evening, the fact that many guests lingered until the reception was brought to a close was clear evidence of the warm response to the generous display of hospitality extended by the ambassador to his many guests.
Undoubtedly, most, if not all, will long remember the evening’s festivities.
Since the fin de siècle, when the Badhuisweg, long one of the most desirable boulevards in the city, was laid out to mark the approach to the Scheveningen’s iconic dome topped Kurhaus Hotel; countless grand celebrations have been held in the many stately properties along the boulevard.
The Kazakh housewarming reception in the new embassy was equally grand. Music was provided by a live band.
It will be warmly remembered by all who attended and the ambassador clearly appeared to be pleased with the extraordinarily high level of response to his invitation.
