Polad Bulbuloglu awarded Kazakh presidential prize

Azerbaijani People's Artist Polad Bulbuloglu was awarded the Kazakh Presidential State Prize of Peace and Progress this week, RIA Novosti reported.

"Bulbuloglu was awarded the prize for his special contribution to strengthening the peace and friendship, and the mutual trust between nations, and his vigorous activity aimed at developing the cultural and spiritual relationship of Turkic-speaking countries," Kazakh President Nursultan Nazarbayev said in a decree published today by the country's official media outlets.

Bulbuloglu (real name, Polad Murtuza oglu Mammadov) is a famous Soviet and Azerbaijani singer, composer and actor. He is currently Azerbaijan's ambassador to Russia.