President Nikos Christodoulides departed Larnaca International Airport on Tuesday afternoon on the first direct Air Astana flight to the Kazakh capital Astana, in the first visit by a Cypriot head of state to Kazakhstan.
The flight left at 13:55, with Christodoulides due to be officially received at 21:15 local time.
Wednesday’s programme includes a meeting with the President of Kazakhstan and the signing of memoranda of understanding covering higher education, research, culture, sport, information and communications technology, cybersecurity, and e-governance.
A further memorandum of understanding is to be signed between the Cyprus and Kazakhstan Chambers of Commerce. Christodoulides will also inaugurate the Cyprus Embassy’s new offices in Astana.
The delegation includes Foreign Minister Konstantinos Kombos, Minister of Energy, Commerce and Industry Michalis Damianos, Deputy Minister to the President Irini Piki, Deputy Minister of Research, Innovation and Digital Policy Nikodemos Damianos, and Deputy Government Spokesman Giannis Antoniou.
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