By empty (6/25/2001 issue of the CACI Analyst)
An Egyptian government delegation led by Planning Minister Ahmet el-Dersh held talks in Astana on 22 June with Kazakhstan's Prime Minister Qasymzhomart Toqaev on expanding economic, trade, and cultural ties. Tentative agreement was reached that Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak will visit Kazakhstan later this year. (RFE/RL).