17:20, 09 February 2009 | GMT +5
Czech PM to visit Astana
ASTANA. February 9. KAZINFORM /Bauyrzhan Mukanov/ Prime Minister of the Czech Republic and Chairman of the Council of the EU countries Mirek Topolanek is scheduled to pay an official visit to Astana on February 12-13, official spokesperson of the Kazakh MFA Yerzhan Ashikbayev has made it public at a weekly briefing today, Kazinform reports.
Mr. Topolanek is expected to meet with the country?s leadership to discuss Czechia?s chairmanship in the EU within ?Central Asia ? EU? dialogue as well as the current state and perspective directions of the bilateral relations.