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Cyprus - Kazakhstan Air Link from 2024
[/P]Important contacts were held in Almaty, Kazakhstan, by the Deputy Minister of Tourism Mr. Kostas Koumis, who is leading a business mission of the Cyprus Chamber of Commerce and Industry to the Central Asian country.
Specifically, Mr. Kumis met with both high-ranking government officials and private sector entities of Kazakhstan operating in various sectors of the country's economy, such as tourism and investment. In the context of the meetings and in his speech at a business forum, the Deputy Minister referred to the quality and multidimensional tourism product of Cyprus, as well as to its attractive investment profile.
It is very important to mention that Mr. Koumis met, among others, with executives of Air Astana.
In his statements, the Deputy Minister said the following: "We are very optimistic about the outcome of the discussions. I believe that from next year we will finally achieve a direct air link between our country and Kazakhstan.
This is a very promising market in terms of tourism, whose outbound tourism is growing year by year. It is a country of 19 million people, it is important to stress that it is the largest economy in Central Asia, with all that this implies, and it is a market with which we would like our country's tourism industry to cooperate.
Personally, I take it for granted that Kazakh citizens will have the opportunity this time next year to enjoy the natural beauties of our country by visiting our country by direct flight.
I would like to add that we have also discussed the possibility of signing a memorandum of cooperation in the field of tourism, and it is essentially something that has now been rolled out and I personally believe that it will help a lot in the effort to bring this particular market to Cyprus and vice versa, as well as in the development of closer relations between professionals in the sector.
Personally, I see that there is room for further cooperation between the two countries in other sectors of the economy as well, which was evident during the forum."
The meetings took place in the framework of a business forum organized by the Cyprus Chamber of Commerce and Industry, in cooperation with the Ministry of Energy, Trade and Industry and the Cyprus-Kazakhstan Business Association.
The forum included presentations and analyses of various sectors of the Cypriot economy and entrepreneurship to about 60 organisations and businesses in Kazakhstan.
The meetings and the forum were also attended by the Ambassador of Cyprus to Kazakhstan Mr. Cyprus Ambassador of Cyprus to Cyprus Mr. Satybaldy Burshakov.
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