21:25, 20 November 2012 | GMT +5
Above 5 mln to visit Astana if Kazakhstan hosts EXPO 2017
PARIS. November 21. KAZINFORM "Above 5 mln will visit Astana if Kazakhstan hosts EXPO 2017," Deputy Prime Minister of Kazakhstan Kairat Kelimbetov told the press conference of the candidate cities, Astana and Liege, to hold the EXPO international specialized exhibition in 2017, held in Paris.

"The special international commission made public this figure. According to its evaluations, Liege is expected to welcome about 6 mln people while Astana - 5 mln," he added.
As stated there, with the special importance energy and environmental problems in mind, the Republic of Kazakhstan proposed to international community its EXPO-2017 theme: " Energy of the Future". This theme will highlight the wide problems related to energy conservation and promote alternative energy sources such as solar, wind, energy, marine resources, ocean and geothermal waters, which are today of increasing importance to humanity.
EXPO-2017 in Astana could be the first international exhibition held in the Central Asian region and the CIS.