Austria to contribute to EXPO-2017 holding
the Director General for Foreign Economic Relations, Federal Ministry of Economy, Family and Youth, Franz Vessig, Kazinform has learnt from the press service of the Kazakh Foreign Ministry.
The sides discussed the issues of Kazakh -Austrian relations in the economic area including implementation of the agreements reached during the official visit of President of Kazakhstan Nursultan Nazarbayev in October 2012.
The Kazakh Diplomat expressed gratitude to the Government of Austria for the support of Astana for the right to host international specialized exhibition EXPO-2017 inviting Austrian companies for active involvement. The forthcoming exhibition serves to become an effective demonstration platform for the best international developments and trends in the sphere of alternative energy.
Rapil Zhoshybayev believes the Austrian side will take part at the highest level in Astana Economic Forum in May this year.
In turn, F. Vessig praised Astana as the venue of the EXPO-2017 and noted the event will boost transformations in the global economy.
He also assured that the Austrian side will provide the necessary assistance in the preparation and holding of Expo 2017.
The development of tourism infrastructure in Kazakhstan and usage of the Austrian experience the in this field were also considered discussed at the meeting .