Almaty Governor from Kazakhstan visits Phuket

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Almaty Governor from Kazakhstan visits Phuket

By Kritsada Mueanhawong

 

PHOTO: Almaty Governor Mr Batalov Amandyk Gabbasovich presents Phuket’s Governor with an ideal gift

 

The Governor of Almaty city in Kazakhstan dropped in on Phuket’s Governor today for discussions on tourism, investment and culture exchange as a new Sister City.

 

This morning Phuket’s Governor Phakkaphong Tavipatana welcomed Almaty Governor Mr Batalov Amandyk Gabbasovich from Kazakhstan at the Phuket Provincial City Hall.

 

Governor Phakkaphong says, “Phuket now has 14 Sister Cities. Almaty is now our 15th Sister City. Almaty city has many beautiful tourism locations. They have welcomed more tourists to their country so we have exchanged ideas about tourism, investment and culture.”

 

Full story: https://thethaiger.com/news/phuket/almaty-governor-from-kazakhstan-visits-phuket

 

 

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[kotsak]

An ideal gift for tropical weather ????

[steelepulse]

The Kazak officials enjoy a boondoggle themselves.  

[AhFarangJa]

“There are about 60-70,000 tourists from Kazakhstan visiting Phuket annually now. Kazakhstan is a country not connected with the sea.

May I suggest the Governor checks his info before he opens his mouth. Kazahkstans western border is along the Caspian Sea.......

Edited March 14, 2019 by LeungKen
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[KhunBENQ]

3 hours ago, AhFarangJa said:

Kazahkstans western border is along the Caspian Sea.......

And still a landlocked country.

Caspian sea has no waterway to the open seas/deep sea port.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Landlocked_country

Edited March 14, 2019 by KhunBENQ

[Darkside Gray]

1 hour ago, KhunBENQ said:

And still a landlocked country.

Caspian sea has no waterway to the open seas/deep sea port.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Landlocked_country

There is a canal connecting the Caspian sea to the Black sea which is open for around 8 months of the year.

[KhunBENQ]

9 hours ago, kotsak said:

An ideal gift for tropical weather ????

Ideal for a Thailand bus trip

[arithai12]

14 hours ago, AhFarangJa said:

“There are about 60-70,000 tourists from Kazakhstan visiting Phuket annually now. Kazakhstan is a country not connected with the sea.

May I suggest the Governor checks his info before he opens his mouth. Kazahkstans western border is along the Caspian Sea.......

Probably the Governor (or more likely his aides) did check, or he wouldn't make this specific comment.

It is commonly accepted that Kazakhstan is a landlocked country (see e.g. Wikipedia, or their very own Kazakhstan Encyclopedia), and the Caspian Sea is variously classified as a lake or sea. As a sea, it certainly is one of a kind.