Holding of Asian Winter Games in Kazakhstan to promote image of country: Bulgarian Sport Minister
08:52, 9 December 2010
ASTANA. December 9. KAZINFORM Kazakhstan's Charge d'Affaires Temirtai Izbastin held a meeting with Minister of Physical Education and Sport Svilen Neykov in Sophia. Issues of cooperation in the field of sport and physical education were discussed at the meeting, the press service of the Kazakh foreign Ministry reported.
The Kazakh diplomat briefed the interlocutor on the social and economic processes in Kazakhstan, including the policy in the field of sport. He noted that the Kazakh President considered sport as one of the main priorities of social development.
S.Neykov in his turn informed on the current situation in the sport sphere in Bulgaria. Besides, he emphasized the importance of the coming Asian Winter Games that would be held in our country for the first time. According to him, holding of these high level international competitions in Kazakhstan will promote the image of our state.
The interlocutors expressed intention to activate bilateral contacts, spoke for speedy signing of the Agreement on cooperation in the physical culture and sport.