“The President of the Republic of Kazakhstan, Kassym-Zhomart Tokaev, was invited to this conference by the organizers. Accordingly, he accepted this invitation and will participate, ”TASS quotes the Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Republic, Mukhtar Tleuberdi.

The Foreign Minister himself also received an invitation to the conference.

“Naturally, I intend first of all to accompany the president, and also to take part myself. Bilateral meetings are planned with my colleagues, the president also has bilateral meetings, ”he said.

Earlier, the Russian Foreign Ministry did not rule out that the head of the department, Sergey Lavrov, would meet with US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo on the sidelines of a conference in Munich.

According to the organizers of the event, an unprecedented number of participants and dignitaries are expected at the conference: 500 guests, including 40 heads of state and government.