Lithuanian FM to visit Astana to Open Embassy

    By A. Maratov
    The opening ceremony for the new Lithuanian Embassy in Astana will be held February 28.
    On this occasion, Lithuanian Foreign Minister, OSCE Chairperson-in-Office Audronius Azubalis will arrive in the city, a diplomatic source told Trend.
    "OSCE Chairman, Foreign Minister of Lithuania Audronius Ažubalis, Secretary of State, Foreign Minister of Kazakhstan, Kanat Saudabayev will attend the event," the Lithuanian rep office said.
    Ažubalis's visit to Astana will last until March 1, the Official Spokesperson for the Kazakh Foreign Ministry Askar Abdrakhmanov said.
    The Lithuanian Minister will meet with Kazakh leadership, officials from political parties and nongovernmental organizations.
    Special attention will be paid to interaction between Astana and Vilnius within the OSCE, Central Asian regional issues, with special emphasis on the situation in Kyrgyzstan, as well as bilateral relations between Kazakhstan and Lithuania, Abdrakhmanov said, according to Trend.