18:43, 28 December 2012 | GMT +5
Culture Minister condoles with families over Shymkent air crash
ASTANA. December 28. KAZINFORM Minister of Culture and Information of the Republic of Kazakhstan has extended his condolences to the families of the victims of the deadly border patrol plane near Shymkent.

"On behalf of workers of culture and arts, reps of mass media and art circles of Kazakhstan I would like to express my deepest condolences and words of support to the families and friends of the victims of An-72 military plane crash," Darkhan Mynbai wrote in his blog.