World Nomad Games showed cohesion and unity of Kyrgyz people to world – Samatbek Ibraev

Bishkek, Sept. 28, 2018. /Kabar/. The World Nomad Games showed the world the cohesion and unity of the Kyrgyz people, Chief of Staff of the Kyrgyz Parliament Samatbek Ibraev at the round table entitled "The World Nomad Games as a model for the construction of a future harmonious world". He said that the Nomad Games have not left indifferent different corners of the world. "Every year the number of participating states, athletes and tourists who visit the Games is growing. This makes a special contribution to the formation of ethnoculture, ethnosport and tolerance. The games showed the philosophy of the nomads, the culture, traditions and way of life of the nomads,” he said. Ibraev noted that the WNG gathered not only representatives of culture and athletes, but also scientists. "Many peoples of the world were nomads. They kept their traditions. There are nomads in Asia, Africa and America. The Games are not just sports, it is necessary to look deeper. At the ethno-festival we saw traditions of different peoples. Ethno-festival showed harmony and culture of peoples. In the program, elements were also added to preserve the snow leopard and glaciers. It was a call to preserve nature,” he said and added that the Games were a success.