Tajik government has adopted a decree on Tajikistan’s participation in Expo 2017 that will take place in the Kazakh capital Astana from June 10 – September 10, 2017.
The decree provides for establishment of an organizing committee on preparations for participation in Expo 2017 and First Deputy Prime Minister, Davlatali Said, was appointed to head this committee.
The Ministry of Economic Development and Trade and the Chamber of Commerce and Industry are ordered to work out measures to ensure proper participation of Tajikistan in that international exposition.
To-date, 104 countries have confirmed their participation in the exposition, 98 countries have appointed their commissioners, and 82 countries have signed participation agreements, according to Expo-2017’s website,
Expo 2017 is an International Exposition scheduled to take place between June 10 and September 10, 2017 in Astana, Kazakhstan. The expo's theme is “Future Energy.” The theme is aimed to concentrate on the future of energy, and on innovative and practical energy solutions and their impacts.
The Expo 2017's subtitle is “Solutions for Tackling Humankind’s Greatest Challenge.” Therefore, the Expo will showcase future energy solutions tackling social, economic and environmental challenges.
Over 100 companies, including Mabetex Group, Zaha Hadid Architects, UNStudio, Snøhetta, HOK, and Coop Himmelb(l)au, participated in a competition to design the grounds of Expo 2017. Chicago firm Adrian Smith + Gordon Gill Architecture (AS+GG) won the competition.
Several construction companies in the Almaty region have been awarded contracts to build the grounds, with a cumulative value of 5 billion tenge. The main contractor Sembol Inshaat has contracts with Plast Invest Production LLP, Sonik Company LLP, PolimerMetal-T LLP and Alyugal LLP.
Expo 2017 attracted €125 million in sponsorships from large international companies. The sponsors of Expo 2017 include Samsung, Shell, Chevron and others.
Kazakh sponsors include NCOC, Air Astana, JSC Kazkommertsbank, JSC Samruk Energy, and JSC Kazpochta.
Astana Expo 2017 and UN World Tourism Organization (UNWTO) signed a memorandum of cooperation. The memorandum envisions organizing a joint conference on “Tourism and the Energy of the Future” in late June during the exposition.
