Nazarbayev to present Astana Green Bridge Initiative at World Summit on Sustainable Development

    President Nursultan Nazarbayev will present the Astana Green Bridge Initiative at the World Summit on Sustainable Development scheduled for June 4-6 of 2012 in Brazil, Vice Minister of Environmental Protection of Kazakhstan Mazhit Turmagambetov announced in Astana yesterday.
    “The head of state will present the Astana Initiative personally, at the summit in Rio de Janeiro. Besides, a side-event (a seminar with detailed information on the initiative) on the Green Bridge program will also be held. The participation of the President is expected in the side-event as well,” Turmagambetov said.
    As was reported earlier, the Green Bridge Initiative was proposed by the president during the third Astana Economic Forum, Gazeta.kz said.