NATO Secretary General's Special Representative for the Caucasus and Central Asia expected in Astana

ASTANA. May 9. KAZINFORM NATO Secretary General's Special Representative for the Caucasus and Central Asia James Appathurai will pay an official visit to Astana on May 12-14. Issues regarding the preparation of the individual action plan for partnership, the situation in Afghanistan, and questions of bilateral cooperation between Kazakhstan and NATO are to be discussed.

During the trip, Appathurai is expected to hold meetings with senior officials in the Prime Minister's office, ministries of foreign affairs and defence, and other government agencies, the press service of the Kazakh MFA reports.