ASTANA, Kazakhstan,
August 26, 2016 /PRNewswire/ --
As part of the visit of the President of Kazakhstan Nursultan
Nazarbayev, Chairman of the Board of the National Company Astana
EXPO 2017 Akhmetzhan Yessimov has visited Poland and Serbia in order to expand
partnership with these countries.
In Poland, Mr. Yessimov has
held a bilateral meeting with Mateusz
Morawiecki, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Economic
Development. The parties have discussed Warsaw's preparation for the Astana EXPO 2017
Future Energy International Specialized Exhibition to be held in
Astana next summer.
"Poland is actively preparing
for participation in EXPO 2017. To date, a thematic application has
already been submitted, and the date for the National Day has been
booked for September 7, 2017," said
the head of the National Company Astana EXPO 2017 during the
meeting.
He also said that "the area of the Polish pavilion will total
397 sq. m, and it will neighbor the pavilions of Vatican and a
number of international organizations."
Following the visit, a memorandum of cooperation has been signed
between the Polish Chamber of Tourism and the National Company
Astana EXPO 2017. The parties have agreed to share their expertise
in the sphere of tourism.
As part of his visit to Serbia, Mr. Yessimov has held a number
of bilateral meetings with the Prime Minister of Serbia
Aleksandar Vucic and the
Commissioner General of the Republic of Serbia for Expo 2017
Astana Zarko Malinovic. Following the visit, an Agreement on
Participation in the EXPO 2017 exhibition has been signed. The area
of the Serbian pavilion will exceed 360 sq. m. It will be
situated in the same building as the pavilions of Russia, Sri
Lanka and Egypt. As part of
the visit, an agreement was signed on Serbia's participation in the
EXPO 2017 exhibition.
About Astana EXPO 2017
The Astana EXPO 2017 International Specialized Exhibition titled
"Future Energy" is an exposition and an entertainment event that
will take place between June 10 and
September 10, 2017 in Astana. The exhibition will last 93
days and will be one of the most spectacular cultural venues in
2017.
To date, 97 countries and 18 international organizations have
confirmed that they will participate in the Astana EXPO 2017
exposition. Overall, more than 100 countries are expected to
participate in the event.
National Company Astana EXPO 2017
For more information, please contact:
Artem Storozhenko
expo@m-p.ru