Azerbaijan , Baku, 16 March/ corr. Trend E.Ostapenko/
US Assistant Secretary of State for South and Central Asian Affairs Robert Blake will travel to Kazakhstan within the frame of 10-days tour to Eurasia, US Department of State reported.
Blake's tour starts on Wednesday, 16 March with a trip to China. In Beijing on March 17-18, he will lead a US government delegation to the US-China Sub-Dialogue on Central Asia. Blake will also discuss regional issues with government officials, and will meet with scholars and students.
Previously he participated in a Sub-Dialogue on South Asia in Beijing on May 3-4, 2010.
The tour will be followed by meetings in Bangladesh where Assistant Secretary will hold bilateral consultations with the government and meet civil society leaders and the opposition. He will also attend the Regional Security Initiative (RSI) Conference in Dhaka.
The last destination will be Kazakhstan. In Astana on March 24-25, Blake will lead the US delegation at the second Annual Bilateral Consultations. Topics will include Afghanistan cooperation, civil society, human rights, and military cooperation. He will meet with students at Nazarbayev University and members of civil society.