REPORT – UNWTO GENERAL ASSEMBLY – ASTANA: The UNWTO General Assembly welcomed a second national President on Tuesday when France’s Nicolas Sarkozy visited the Palace of Independence. Accompanied by his host, Kazakh leader Nursultan Nazarbayev, the two were met by the Secretary-General a.i Taleb Rifai, after which Mr Sarkozy made a brief appearance before the delegates. It was…
REPORT – UNWTO GENERAL ASSEMBLY – ASTANA: The UNWTO General Assembly welcomed a second national President on Tuesday when France’s Nicolas Sarkozy visited the Palace of Independence.
Accompanied by his host, Kazakh leader Nursultan Nazarbayev, the two were met by the Secretary-General a.i Taleb Rifai, after which Mr Sarkozy made a brief appearance before the delegates. It was an appropriate call for as Mr Rifai pointed out France has long been the most visited country in the world. Mr Sarkozy only arrived in Astana the same day.
He comes at the head of a large French trade mission looking to secure new contracts with Kazakhstan, especially in the fields of space, energy and defence. The deals are expected to include a major contract to build a pipeline connecting with Kazakhstan’s huge Kashagan oil field, and another to develop a gas field in the Caspian Sea.
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