Articles by Murager Sauranbayev

Since its establishment in 1928, international exhibitions organized by the Bureau International des Expositions (BIE) have been a symbol of industrialization and an open arena for showcasing technical and technological breakthroughs. The 173rd session of the BIE General Assembly took place on Nov.28 in Paris, where the main event was the election to host the…

ASTANA – On Jan. 22, Kazakhstan received a note from Latvia formally confirming its participation in EXPO 2017. This happened during EXPO 2017 Commissioner and Kazakhstan’s First Deputy Foreign Minister Rapil Zhoshybayev’s meeting with the Baltic nation’s Ambassador in Astana Jurijs Pogrebnaks. At the meeting, Zhoshybayev updated the ambassador on progress with practical preparations for…

THE HAGUE – The Netherlands confirmed its intention to participate in EXPO 2017 in Astana during a Nov. 19–20 visit to the country by First Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs of Kazakhstan and Commissioner of EXPO 2017 Rapil Zhoshybayev. Zhoshybayev also met with government and business leaders and attended the opening of Astana Square in Rotterdam.…

SANTIAGO – Some of South America’s largest nations, including Brazil, Argentina and Chile, announced this month that they will participate in EXPO 2017 in Astana. The announcements followed a Sept. 14-18 visit to South America by EXPO 2017 Commissioner and First Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs of Kazakhstan Rapil Zhoshybayev. Zhoshybayev started his South American…

SAN FRANCISCO –EXPO 2017 Commissioner and Kazakh First Deputy Foreign Minister Rapil Zhoshybayev completed his ten-day trip to the U.S. with visits to New York and San Francisco. If his focus in the Big Apple was on the United Nations family of organisations, he paid much more attention in the Golden Gate City to luring…

WASHINGTON – Government agencies and private companies discussed opportunities for U.S. participation in EXPO 2017, which will be held in Astana, as Expo National Commissioner and First Deputy Foreign Minister of Kazakhstan Rapil Zhoshybayev began his visit to the U.S. on Sept. 2 with a series of meetings in Washington, D.C. As home of the…

BEIJING – China has officially confirmed its participation in EXPO 2017 in Astana, making it the 39th country to confirm that it will take part in the event. The participation documents were signed and handed to EXPO 2017 Commissioner and First Deputy Foreign Minister of Kazakhstan Rapil Zhoshybayev in a meeting with Chairman of the…

BISHKEK – On Aug. 21, during a visit by a Kazakh delegation headed by EXPO 2017 Commissioner and First Deputy Foreign Minister Rapil Zhoshybayev, Kyrgyzstan became the first country to sign an official agreement to participate in EXPO 2017 in Astana. Kyrgyzstan had previously confirmed its participation in the beginning of 2015 and appointed an…

NEW DELHI – Expo 2017 is a national project which is expected to provide long-term social and economic effect, giving a powerful impulse for further diversification and modernisation of the national economy for Kazakhstan’s transition to a green economy. Hosting a successful project is a responsible mission that affects a very wide range of organisational…

HANOI – A visit by EXPO 2017 commissioner and Kazakh First Deputy Foreign Minister Rapil Zhoshybayev July 28-29 was marked by the Vietnamese government’s announcement to present a national pavilion at the event in Astana. The statement was preceded by Kazakh President Nursultan Nazarbayev’s Aug. 10, 2014 letter to Vietnamese President Troung Tan Sang inviting…

LONDON – EXPO 2017 commissioner and Kazakh First Deputy Foreign Minister Rapil Zhoshybayev visited a number of West European countries in June, negotiating conditions for their participation in the internationally-specialised exhibition with the theme “Future Energy.” To date, 29 governments and four international organisations have confirmed their commitment to participate, according to the Kazakh foreign…

ASTANA – Kazakhstan is working to expand its cooperation with African nations across the board, Kazakh Minister of Foreign Affairs Erlan Idrissov told  a number of African journalists who participated in the recent Astana Economic Forum (AEF) on May 21-22. While noting cooperation between his nation and the continent has not developed for a variety…

TOKYO – To date, 20 countries have confirmed their participation in EXPO 2017, among them South Korea and Japan, who have started to prepare their pavilions, it was announced during the visit of a Kazakh delegation headed by EXPO 2017 Commissioner and First Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs Rapil Zhoshybayev to South Korea and Japan…

DAVOS – Prime Minister of Kazakhstan Karim Massimov signed a memorandum of understanding between the Kazakh government and the Organisation of Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) on the implementation of the country programme for 2015-2016 while attending this year’s World Economic Forum (WEF) in Davos, Switzerland. Massimov headed Kazakhstan’s delegation to the forum, which addressed…

ASTANA, January 28 – It’s Monday and journalists from Kazakhstan’s TV stations and major newspapers arrive at Astana’s smart new state-of-the-art Media Centre. They are joined, through live video link, by reporters from across the country. They come every week to hear Altay Abibullayev, the Official Spokesman of the new Central Communication Service. It is…