19:46, 29 November 2012 | GMT +5
EXPO-2017 to push Astana, Kazakhstan's economic development: V.Matviyenko
ASTANA. November 29. KAZINFORM Valentina Matviyenko, the Chairman of the Federation Council of the Russian Federation, sent Kazakhstan's President Nursultan Nazarbayev a letter of congratulations.

According to the President's press service, V.Matviyenko emphasized that election of Astana as the host city of the international exhibition EXPO-2017 is the international recognition of Kazakhstan's success over the years of independence.
"The exhibition will be an extra incentive for economic and infrastructural development of both Astana and Kazakhstan on the whole," her letter of congratulations reads.
In addition, V. Matviyenko wished the Head of State and all people of Kazakhstan to host the international exhibition EXPO-2017 at the highest level.