Kazakhstan invited nearly 140 countries to participate in EXPO-2017
ASTANA. KAZINFORM - Kazakhstan has invited 136 countries to take part in the International specialized exhibition EXPO-2017 in Astana, according to head of the international relations department of National Company "Astana EXPO-2017" JSC Nurbek Yergeshbayev.
"We sent personal invitations to heads of state and prime ministers of 136 countries in August. We hope to hear from them in the nearest future," Mr. Yergeshbayev said at the first meeting of the EXPO-2017 international participants in Astana on Thursday (October 23). He also stressed that the invitations had been signed by the President and the Prime Minister of Kazakhstan. "I believe that it means that participation of those countries in the EXPO-2017 event is of paramount importance for Kazakhstan," he added. According to Mr. Yergeshbayev, the country tries to attract international organizations working in the field of energy as well. "To this end, we sent 12 invitations. The Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (ESCAP) and the United Nations Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO) have already confirmed their participation," Nurbek Yergeshbayev noted.