Kazakhstan Yacht On World Expedition To Stopover In Malaysia

KUALA LUMPUR, Feb 8 (Bernama) -- Shokan Valikhanov, a yacht from Kazakhstan on its first sailing expedition around the world is expected to arrive in Port Klang (Selangor, Malaysia) this Sunday (Feb 12). According to the Embassy of the Republic of Kazakhstan, the expedition is organised by the Central Asian Geographic Society with support from the Kazakhstan Association KAZENERGY and oil company "MangistauMunaiGas". The embassy said in a statement that the expedition, among others, is to promote the cultural traditions of the people of Kazakhstan to other countries. After Kuala Lumpur the yacht will sail to Langkawi (north Malaysia) and then to Thailand, Sri Lanka, India and the United Arab Emirates. -- BERNAMA