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President Nazarbayev: "Green Bridge" Programme to foster transition to green economy

Kazakhstan Materials 21 September 2011 18:37 (UTC +04:00)

Azerbaijan, Baku, Sept. 21/ Trend /

"Green Bridge" Initiative will stimulate transition to green economy and strengthen partnership between Europe, Asia and the Pacific region, Kazakh President Nursultan Nazarbayev believes.

The President's message was delivered at "Environment for Europe" Ministerial Conference in Astana today.

"Today at the conference we propose to consider "Green Bridge" Partnership Programme, which will be one of the main regional mechanisms for the transition to green economy. We believe that our initiative will strengthen partnership between the countries of Europe, Asia and the Pacific Ocean, give a positive result and additional advantages to the current regional programs," the statement reads.

The seventh conference "Environment for Europe" is taking place on Sept. 21-23. The main topics include water and eco-systems management, as well as promoting green energies.

Nazarbayev expressed his confidence that the conference will promote implementation of steady development and maintenance of the planet.

Edited by E.Ostapenko

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