A ceremony marking the opening of the Honorary Consulate of the Republic of Lithuania was held in Taldykorgan. Those attending included city akim Ernat Bazil, a delegation led by Lithuania’s Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary to Kazakhstan Egidijus Navikas, and other guests.
During the event, Bazil met with Navikas to discuss bilateral cooperation and ways to strengthen their mutually beneficial partnership.
The consulate’s main areas of work will include developing trade, economic and investment cooperation between the Zhetysu Region and Lithuania, and expanding ties in culture and education.