The Kazakhstan city of Almaty was one of six cities to bid for the 2014 Winter Games, but failed to make the final shortlist.
Kazakhstan Prime Minister, Karim Massimov said: “In compliance with the decision of the Head of the State we should prepare a bid for participation in the next Winter Olympics in 2018.”
Massimov asked the Ministry of Sport and Tourism to check on how the sports facilities would be used after the 2011 Asian Winter Games and said that the country would need to study other Asian states’ experience.
Other potential bidders include Borjomi in Georgia, Denver in the USA and Geneva in Switzerland.
