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14 million tourists from Europe and Asia plan to visit Kazakhstan

The President of Kazakhstan, Nursultan Nazarbayev, informed at the United Nations World Tourism Organization (UNWTO), on Monday that about 14 million tourists from Europe and Asia plan to visit Kazakhstan within the nearest years, the agency reports.

Astana. October 6. Kazakhstan Today - The President of Kazakhstan, Nursultan Nazarbayev, informed at the United Nations World Tourism Organization (UNWTO), on Monday that about 14 million tourists from Europe and Asia plan to visit Kazakhstan within the nearest years, the agency reports.

"The cumulative income in 2008 from tourism in Kazakhstan amounted to 74 billion KZT that is by 17 % more than last year. An interest in Kazakhstan among foreign tourists has grown. According to the marketing researches of the Kazakhstan tourist firms, about 14 million tourists from Europe and Asia plan to visit Kazakhstan within the nearest years," N. Nazarbayev informed.

"We expect many tourists who will come to see the Asian Games 2011 in Astana and Almaty."

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