21:20, 14 December 2011 | GMT +5
WEF Chairman Klaus Schwab awarded Kazakhstan's independence jubilee medal
ASTANA. December 14. KAZINFORM Kazakh Ambassador to Switzerland and Permanent Representative to international organziations in Geneva, Mukhtar Tleuberdi, handed over a jubilee medal "20th Anniversary of Kazakhstan's Independence" to Klaus Schwab, Founder and Chairman of the World Economic Forum; Kazakh MFA's press service reported.
Mr. Klaus Schwab congratulated the President and people of Kazakhstan on the jubilee of independence. He praised Kazakhstan's achievements in social and economic sphere.
He also expressed satisfaction with the dynamics of bilateral contacts and progress in cooperation between Kazakhstan and World Economic Forum.