Kazakh President to attend Sochi Olympic Games opening ceremony

ASTANA. KAZINFORM "President of Kazakhstan Nursultan Nazarbayev will attend the opening ceremony at the Sochi 2014 Winter Olympics on February 7," official spokesperson for the Central Communications Service Altai Abibullayev told a briefing.

"Skier Yerdos Akhmadiyev will bear Kazakhstan's flag at the opening ceremony, " he resumed. The Sochi Olympics 2014 will be kicking off on February 7, 2014. 49 Kazakhstan's sportsmen will compete in the sports events. It is planned to hold a set of events there to promote Almaty's bid to host the XXIV Winter Olympic Games in 2020, and EXPO 2017.