Construction of Chinese embassy in Astana to begin in 2017

ASTANA. KAZINFORM - Construction of a new building of the Chinese Embassy in Kazakhstan will begin this year, Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the People's Republic of China to Kazakhstan Zhang Hanhui said.

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Zhang Hanhui told Kazakhstani mass media Monday that construction works are underway and tender will be announced in Beijing. "We will pick a great company to be responsible for construction of the embassy," the Chinese diplomat said.

"We will construct a beautiful building in Astana that will adorn the cityscape," Zhang Hanhui stressed.