Kazakhstan's First Deputy Foreign Minister - Commissioner of the «EXPO-2017» Rapil Zhoshybayev visits Hong Kong and Macau

ASTANA. Septembert 17. KAZINFORM On September 16-19, Rapil Zhoshybayev, First Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Kazakhstan - Commissioner of the International Specialized Exhibition "EXPO - 2017" is visiting Special Administrative Region (SAR) of Hong Kong and Macau. The delegation includes representatives of the Committee of Tourism Industry (Ministry of Industry and New Technology of Kazakhstan), Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Kazakhstan and JSC "National Company "Astana EXPO-2017".
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On September 16, Rapil Zhoshybayev held talks with Gregory So, Secretary for Commerce and Economic Development of Hong Kong. The First Deputy Foreign Minister briefed on Kazakhstan's international initiatives. Zhoshybayev and So held a detailed exchange of views on the current developments and prospects of the Kazakhstan-Hong Kong cooperation, in particular on the investment cooperation.

During the visit, roundtable of the Hong Kong Trade Development Council was held with the participation of the businesses. The roundtable included discussion of opportunities for the Hong Kong companies to take part in organization of the EXPO-2017 in Astana.

On September 17-18, Kazakhstan's delegation takes part in the "Macau 2013" Global Tourism Economy Forum in Macau. During the event, the Kazakhstan delegation will meet with Chui Sai On, Chief Executive of Macau SAR. The meeting agenda includes discussing the cooperation growth in the field of tourism. The Forum will also include meetings with the heads of large companies of Macau in order to attract investment for the Expo-2017.

Source: MFA of Kazakhstan

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