13:57, 01 February 2014 | GMT +5
EXPO 2017 featured in EMITT 2014 fair in Istanbul
ASTANA. KAZINFORM Kazakhstan's tourist potential was represented at the East Mediterranean International Tourism and Travel Exhibition (EMITT) in Istanbul, Astana EXPO 2017 National Company's press service reports.

Tourist attractions of Almaty, Zhambyl, South Kazakhstan, Mangystau and Atyrau regions were showcased there. Kazakh Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary Ambassador to Turkey Zhanseit Tuimebayev and Istanbul Mayor Kadir Topbaş attended Kazakhstan's national stand. Addressing those gathered the ambassador highlighted significance of diplomatic relations between our countries. "Turkey is a big country that's why Kazakhstan's participation in the fair is of strategic importance. We should work to make Kazakhstan a place of attraction for Turkish tourists, especially, on the eve of EXPO 2017 events in Astana," he added. About 4 500 participants from 70 states of the world attended the EMITT 2014.