First President of Kazakhstan – Elbasy Nursultan Nazarbayev has arrived in Turkestan city.
According to the Twitter account, the First Kazakh President is to visit the newly built facilities in the city of Turkestan. Nursultan Nazarbayev has taken part in the opening of the international airport in the city of Turkestan, which is located 20 km away from the city and built in compliance with international standards and using state-of-the-art technologies.
The Turkestan international airport is the first airport to be built in Kazakhstan during the years of independence. The airport that takes the area of 900 he is set to be commissioned by the end of 2020. It is to service around 3 million passengers a year. It is also said that the region has developed the program aimed at increasing its tourist potential and number of tourists up to 5 million in 2025 by launching a direct flight from Turkestan to Mecca that ais to run every two days .
By Kazinform
Nursultan Nazarbayev gets familiarized with Turkestan further development plans
The Elbasy got familiarized with the Caravan Sarai complex and results of archeological research in the territory of Azret Sultan museum.
Besides, the Elbasy was briefed on the projects being implemented pursuant to realization of the tasks of President Kassym-Jomart Tokkayev set in August this year, the Elbasy’s official website reads.
Nursultan Nazarbayev stressed that the decision on revival of Turkistan was supported by the nation. The large-scale construction underway in Turkestan gives an impetus to the economic development of the whole region. The Elbasy also highlighted that the location of the city and its status as one of the most important spiritual centers of the Turkic world will pave the way for Central Asian integration. Nursultan Nazarbayev expressed confidence in further development and prosperity of the city and region. The Elbasy gave a briefing for journalists and surveyed the museum at the visit centre of the spiritual capital of Kazakhstan.
By Kazinform
