ASTANA, Kazakhstan, October 9. A delegation of the Republic of Lithuania, which includes Vice Minister of Foreign Affairs Jovita Neliupšienė and Director General of Lithuanian Customs Darius Žvironas, will visit Kazakhstan on October 9-10, 2023, said the official representative of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Kazakhstan MFA Aybek Smadiyarov, Trend reports.
"The Lithuanian delegation will hold meetings at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Kazakhstan and other relevant departments to discuss current issues of bilateral cooperation in political, trade, economic, investment and other areas," he said.
Since 2017, Lithuania has been among the ten largest trading partners of Kazakhstan in the EU countries and among the thirty largest partners in the world. According to the Lithuanian Department of Statistics, Kazakhstan is Lithuania's 15th largest trading partner.
In 2022, bilateral trade turnover amounted to $584 million, an increase of 30 percent compared to 2021. About 170 Lithuanian companies are represented in Kazakhstan.