President of Kazakhstan Kassym-Jomart Tokayev performed a small hajj in Mecca, the press service of the head of state reports.
The leader of the republic was awarded a special honor – he went inside the Kaaba. The doors of this shrine in the form of a cubic building in the courtyard of the Great Mosque of Mecca are opened for distinguished guests on exceptional occasions. This was evidence of the extremely respectful attitude of the leadership of Saudi Arabia towards the President of Kazakhstan.
Recall, earlier it became known that Tokayev, during his visit to Jeddah, awarded the King of Saudi Arabia Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud with the highest state award of the country – the Order of Altyn Kyran (Golden Eagle).