President Nazarbayev thanks SCO member states for support of Astana's EXPO-2017 bid

During the SCO Summit in the Kyrgyz capital, the Kazakh President addressed those present to say thank you for their support of Astana's bid and invited to participate in the EXPO-2017 event in Astana.
In addition, the Head of State stressed how important it was to step up humanitarian cooperation within the SCO and praised signing of the agreement on scientific and technical cooperation. According to President Nazarbayev, Kazakhstan advocates for intensification of innovative interaction, supports the SCO University activities and the SCO Youth Council.
"Expansion of cooperation in the sphere of culture, education, health care, environment, science, sport and tourism is an important aspect of the Shanghai process," Nursultan Nazarbayev noted in his speech.