French Minister for Transport to pay working visit to Kazakhstan
18:59, 13 February 2012
ASTANA. February 13. KAZINFORM Within the framework of an expected visit of French Minister for Transport Thierry Mariani the issues of opening of direct airline between Astana and Paris are to be discussed. Today official spokesman of the Kazakh Foreign Ministry Altay Abibullayev has told a briefing.
"We plan, that on February 17, the French Transport Minister will pay a working visit to Astana. Within the visit he is expected to meet with heads of the Kazakh Government and the Ministry of Transport and Communications. The sides will discuss the issues concerning an opening of a direct air route between Astana and Paris," he said.