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Astana, Dubai sign MoU to boost World Expo cooperation

Xinhua, January 18, 2017 Adjust font size:

National Company (NC) Astana EXPO 2017 and EXPO Dubai 2020 Bureau signed on Wednesday a memorandum of understanding (MoU) and cooperation in Abu Dhabi, according to a joint e-mailed statement.

The document was signed by Akhmetzhan Yessimov, the chairman of the board at NC Astana EXPO 2017, and Najeeb Mohammed al-Ali, the executive director of EXPO Dubai 2020 Bureau, on the sidelines of the ongoing World Future Energy Summit in the capital of the United Arab Emirates (UAE),

"The UAE is one of Kazakhstan's key partners," said Yessimov in the statement. "Given the fact that both countries will be hosting EXPO, it is necessary to strengthen cooperation between the organizers of the exhibitions. We have agreed to share knowledge and experience and provide the maximum support for each other."

Construction works for the Astana EXPO 2017 slated to take place from June 10 to Sept. 10 in 2017 are 95 percent complete, said the statement.

Dubai Expo 2020, expected to run from April to October in 2020, is the first World Expo organized by an Arab city. Endit