According to the Kyrgyz Foreign Ministry, a Kyrgyz governmental delegation would visit Prague during the NATO summit to be held later in November. Foreign Minister Askar Aitmatov, Defense Minister Esen Topoev and Minister of Emergencies Satybaldy Chyrmashev would take part in Prague on 21-22 November in a meeting of the North Atlantic Cooperation Organization. Several Central and Eastern European countries are expected to be invited to join NATO at the Prague summit.