On 19 August 2016 Mr. Areepong Bhoocha-Oom, Permanent Secretary of the Ministry of Energy of Thailand, and his delegates paid a visit to Astana in order to visit the Astana EXPO 2017’s site, Thai Pavilion, and sign the Participation Contract with Mr. Akhmetzhan Yassimov, Chairman of Astana EXPO 2017 National Company JSC.