AKIPRESS.COM - Spain's acting foreign minister José Manuel García-Margallo is to travel to Kazakhstan with a business delegation to strengthen bilateral ties, reports Fox News.

García-Margallo's official schedule is set to begin on Sunday in Astana with a visit to the Talgo manufacturing facilities and an academic ceremony at the Lev Gumilyov Eurasian National University, where Spain has established the "Ruy Gonzalez de Clavijo" Spanish language center.

On Sunday, Spain's top diplomat will meet with his Kazakh counterpart, Erlan Idrissov, to review the state of bilateral relations in the areas of politics, economics and culture and identify opportunities to further develop and expand those ties.

The Spanish minister is expected to sign the document affirming Spain's adherence to the Green Bridge Partnership Program's charter.

That program is a sustainable development initiative launched by Kazakhstan during Spanish Prime Minister Mariano Rajoy's official visit to Astana in September 2013.

In addition, García-Margallo is to open a business forum with Kazakhstan's investment and development minister, Asset Issekeshev, aimed at supporting Spanish companies already operating in the Central Asian country and promoting further activities by other businesses that have shown interest in that market.