14:20, 25 April 2009 | GMT +5
Cherry Tree Avenue opened in Almaty
ALMATY. April 25. KAZINFORM. /Serik Koibagarov/ A ceremony of opening of an Avenue of Cherry Trees has taken place today in Almaty.

Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of Japan to Kazakhstan Shigeo Natsui, President of Toshiba Corporation Norio Sasaki, CEO Atsutoshi Nishida, Almaty Akim Akhmetzhan Yessimov, President of Kazatomprom JSC Mukhtar Dzhakishev and representatives of Kazakh and Japanese business circles took part in the event.
According to Mr. Hishida, young plants were presented to Kazakhstan during Kazakh President Nursultan Nazarbayev?s visit to Japan in June 2008. He noted that the present demonstrated friendship between the two states and symbolized deep respect to the strategic partner ? Kazatomprom Company.
Almaty Akim A. Yessimov expressed gratitude to management of Toshiba Corporation and Kazatomprom Company.