ASTANA: Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim has started his inaugural two-day official visit to Kazakhstan by visiting the Astana Grand Mosque located along the historic Silk Route here.
Anwar, who arrived at the mosque at 2.20pm local time (5.20pm Malaysian time) yesterday, was welcomed by Astana mayor Zhenis Kassymbek and chief mufti of the mosque Nauryzbai Taganuly Optenov, who is also the chairman of the Kazakhstan Spiritual Administration of Muslims, reported Bernama.
