Kazakhstan’s President Nursultan Nazarbayev meets Vicente Gonzalez Loscertales, Secretary General of the Bureau International des Expositions

Kazakhstan’s President Nursultan Nazarbayev has met Vicente Gonzalez Loscertales, Secretary General of the Bureau International des Expositions (BIE), the President’s website reports. “The sides dwelt on the prep works for EXPO-2017 to be hosted in Astana”, the statement reads. President Nazarbayev appreciated Mr. Loscertales’ visits to Kazakhstan and expressed gratitude for ongoing support. “We have studied the best practices of hosting EXPO events by other countries. How the country can benefit from the exhibition and the infrastructure later on is of great importance. We must make sure the infrastructure is put to use following the EXPO events to benefit the capital city and the people”, President is quoted as saying. He elaborated that the exhibition focusing on green energy of the future is in line with the nation’s strategy to transit to the green economy. ‘The strategy calls for changes in a number of industries; it seeks to put in place a new industry [of developing renewable sources of energy], creating new jobs. When put to practice, the strategy will make a difference for the nation”, head of State said. “We are sticking to a specific plan to make sure the [prep works are done in time. The state committee for EXPO-2017 has been effective to establish an SPV to deal with the prep works. The master file is almost ready (…) due registration proceedings will be complete next year”, Mr. Loscertales said.