Kazakhstan invites Belarus to partake in Expo 2017 construction projects
MINSK. December 12. KAZINFORM In 2014 Kazakhstan will start constructing facilities for Expo 2017 and invites Belarusian companies to take part in construction projects, Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of Kazakhstan to Belarus Ergali Bulegenov said at a press conference answering a question of a BelTA journalist on 11 December.
The diplomat noted that Kazakhstan invites Belarusian companies and organizations, including the National Academy of Sciences of Belarus, to take part in the construction of exhibition infrastructure. He informed that a great number of tenders will be held in the run-up to Expo 2017. Everything will be transparent and fair; tenders will be monitored by government agencies, BelTA reports.
In November 2012 Kazakhstan won the right to host Expo 2017 in Astana. "The victory of Astana means recognition of our capital city as a place that deserves to host a large-scale international event. This also means recognition of the achievements and good development prospects of our state," the diplomat noted. The motto of the expo will be Energy for the Future. The Ambassador believes that the forum will give an impetus to the innovative development of the country. "We are to conduct Expo 2017 on a high level and we are absolutely able to do it," Ergali Bulegenov said.