DUBAI, Aug 12 (NNN-WAM) – Kazakh Minister of Culture and Sports, Oralov Askhat Razdykovich, reaffirmed his country’s keenness to promote cooperation with the United Arab Emirates (UAE), particularly in joint investment projects and tourism sector.
In a statement, Razdykovich hailed the Abu Dhabi Plaza, built in the Kazakh capital of Astana, as an exemplary project of bilateral cooperation, adding that, his country is seeking to bolster more joint investment projects with the UAE.
Razdykovich noted that, with multiple government-led infrastructure projects launched in Astana, the capital city has emerged as an attractive destination for investors.
The minister expressed Kazakhstan’s readiness to provide all support for UAE’s investors, in a bid to deepen the ongoing cooperation between the two sides, said the statement.
The Kazakh official said, his country also looks forward to learning from the UAE’s experience in developing tourism, while highlighting its target of adding more tourist facilities and resorts.
He noted, tourism in Kazakhstan is recovering with spiking number of flights to and from its cities, adding that, the country “aims to double the tourist number to 15 million in the next two years.”
In Jun, 2009, Kazakhstan and the UAE signed an agreement on erecting the 311-metre-high Abu Dhabi Plaza, a mixed-use complex at the centre of Astana, known as the tallest building in Kazakhstan and Central Asia as of 2022.– NNN-WAM
