Madrid, Dec 14 (EFE), (Camera: Luis Aguilar).- Kazakhstan's embassy in Madrid on Monday invited friends and diplomats accredited in the Spanish capital to a festive evening in celebration of the Central Asian nation's twenty-fourth anniversary as a sovereign state. br br Kazakhstan gained its independence from what was then the Soviet Union on December 16, 1991 under the leadership of the current Kazak leader, President Nursultan Nazarbayev. br br br br Keywords: efe,kazakhstan,spain,madrid,independence day.