OREANDA-NEWS. On 11 July 2008 was announced, that Kazakh Prime Minister Karim Massimov said making a speech at the session of the International Assembly of Capital and Big Cities (MAG) in Astana, that his main medium period task is Astana's joining the thirty most competitive, developed and favorable to business cities of the world/

Astana became a new international center for the discussion of the world’s important problems, the Premier noted.

K. Massimov reminded that Astana had recently held the OSCE PA’s session. Besides, the city will host the 3rd Congress of the World and Traditional ReligionsТ Leaders in 2009.