ROMANIA-KAZAKHSTAN ECONOMIC COOPERATION PROMOTED

On 30 of January 2013, under the auspices of Professor Dr. Anton Caragea, Director of Institute of International Relations and Economic Cooperation, the bilateral meeting between Kazakhstan Charge D`affairs to Romania-Talgat Kaliyev and Romanian Minister of Tourism, Business Environment and Small and Middle Enterprises-Maria Grapini has taken place.

 

Professor Dr. Anton Caragea, Director of Institute of International Relations and Economic Cooperation,Romanian Minister of Tourism, Business Environment and Small and Middle Enterprises-Maria Grapini and H.E. Kazakhstan Charge D`affairs to Romania-Talgat Kaliyev ( from left to right)

 

Ambassador Talgat Kaliyev had started by expressing Kazakhstan side appreciation for Romanian efforts in supporting Astana-`s candidature as host of World Expo 2017 and in organizing the exhibition ASTANA: CAPITAL OF THE FUTURE in Bucharest. Tabled at the meeting were also the Romanian projects of participation to 2017 World Expo in Astana-Kazakhstan capital. The opening of Romania-Kazakhstan Business Council and the concrete projects of economic cooperation between the two countries where also discussed.

Minister Maria Grapini had underlined the necessity for Romania to stay true to the national interest of holding the strategic partnership with Kazakhstan. In this amicable atmosphere was approached  the issue of  bilateral economic cooperation in the framework of   Romania-Kazakhstan  Business Council  and a series of concrete projects designed to develop the bilateral relation in the next period.

Afterwards, Kazakhstan Charge d`affairs was invited to attend the open planning  meeting between Professor Dr. Anton Caragea and Minister Maria Grapini regarding the main priorities and tourism development strategy for EU and Romania for 2013.

During the strategy meeting where discussed issues like: ambassadors trip for 2013 and Romanian participation to great European projects for tourism development and the nomination for Organizer of World Expo 2020.

ASTANA-CAPITAL OF THE FUTURE EXHIBITION IS STARTING OFF

On 24 April 2012 the cultural and political community of Romania is celebrating the tremendous achievements of ASTANA- Kazakhstan`s capital in the impressive Exhibition: ASTANA- CAPITAL OF THE FUTURE.

Astana-Capital of the future. The fruition of a powerful vision

The Exhibition: ASTANA- CAPITAL OF THE FUTURE is designed to express the Romanian cultural and political community support for the Astana`s bid for hosting EXPO 2017 and to present to Romanian public the new, lofty and impressive capital of Kazakhstan.

Astana is one of the newest city in the world , elected in 1997 as Kazakhstan capital and has rapidly turn into one of the most beautiful , visionary and environmental friendly capital of the world.

Supplementary Astana ( the meaning of the word in Kazakh being Capital city) is representing not only a paramount fruition and an outstanding effort of the Kazakh people, but also an example of world cooperation in the city construction, as 432 worldwide company had being involved during the city construction in this ambitious and peerless project: a capital for the future.

Astana. A new and impressive architecture.  

Bucharest, capital of Romania, is hosting the Exhibition ASTANA- CAPITAL OF THE FUTURE also to impress upon the strategic dimension of Kazakhstan-Romania bilateral relations and to state about the brotherhood feeling between the cities of Bucharest and Astana . Also the exhibition is stressing the feeling that Romania and Kazakhstan are building a common destiny of friendship and cooperation.

The Exhibition ASTANA- CAPITAL OF THE FUTURE will receive the messages of support from Romanian Parliament Cultural Commission, Friendship Parliamentary Group Romania-Kazakhstan, Education, Tourism and Culture Ministries, academic and cultural institutions and representatives of all political parties represented in the parliament.

It is a moment of unity, destined to celebrate a city often referred to as: a world miracle, a city build by the greatest architects of the millennium (Japanese Kisho Kurokawa and british Norman Foster), a city that had received UNESCO recognition as WORLD CITY (1999) and a city that geostrategic is marking the center of Euro-Asian continental giant. Even more important, Astana had emphasized his role as a world decision maker choosing a daring theme: Future of Energy for the EXPO 2017 international exhibition.

House of World Religions : an impressive landmark.

The Exhibition ASTANA- CAPITAL OF THE FUTURE is also the first public display of a Capital city for Romanian public; it is the first city from Central Asia ever presented internationally and is the most important cultural event dedicated to a city, in the last 30 years, in Romania.

The visitors will have the occasion to see world appreciated building such as: World Peace Palace, World House of Religions or famous entertainment center Khan Shatyr and a series of other famous sites that made the city to be inscribed among top 30 cities in the world.

Astana-capital of the future is waiting to be discovered for a week (23-27 April 2012) in the heart of Bucharest as a symbol of the friendship that is uniting Europe and Asia and Romania and Kazakhstan.