AKIPRESS.COM - U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken has arrived in Astana on official visit, the journalists accompanying him said.

Blinken opens Central Asia trip in Kazakhstan, greeted at 2 am on a windswept tarmac in icy Astana. Temperature -8 C, a big change from Delhi in less than 48 hours.

— Shaun Tandon (@shauntandon) February 27, 2023

We've just landed in Astana, Kazakhstan as part of @SecBlinken's trip to Central Asia and India (for the G20 foreign ministers meeting).

Here's my quick preview piece from Friday: Blinken Aims to Pressure Russia on Trip to Central Asia, India https://t.co/ztkiV5XzFI pic.twitter.com/B4ietMFvEs

— Iain Marlow (@iainmarlow) February 27, 2023