10:13, 20 November 2012 | GMT +5
Astana, Liege vie for the right to host EXPO-2017 at Paris press event
PARIS. November 20. KAZINFORM Astana (Kazakhstan) and Liege (Belgium) will be introduced as the possible host cities of EXPO-2017 at a press conference in Paris today.

Deputy Prime Minister of Kazakhstan and also Head the Organizing Committee on Astana's preparation to host EXPO 2017 Kairat Kelimbetov will represent the Kazakh capital at the event and answer all questions of European and Kazakhstani journalists.
EXPO-2017 in Astana may become the first international exhibition of such level held in the Central Asian countries or the CIS member states. The fate of the EXPO-2017 host city will be decided by the Bureau of International Exhibitions (BIE) on 22 November 2012 at the 152nd session of its General Assembly by secret voting.