Tokayev arrives in Belgrade

BELGRADE  - Kazakh President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev arrived in Belgrade on Monday afternoon and was welcomed by Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic at the Nikola Tesla Airport.

Tokayev, whose presidential plane was escorted by Serbian Armed Forces jets, was given a guard-of-honour welcome at the airport.

Hosted by Vucic, Tokayev will be on an official visit to Serbia on Monday and Tuesday.

A welcoming ceremony that will include military honours will be held outside the Palace of Serbia on Tuesday and followed by a tete-a-tete meeting of the two presidents.

A plenary meeting of Serbian and Kazakh delegations headed by Vucic and Tokayev will be followed by a ceremonial exchange of signed bilateral documents with the two presidents in attendance.

Vucic and Tokayev will then hold a press conference.

After the official part of the schedule, they will attend a display of arms and military equipment at the Batajnica military airport.