He also held bilateral meetings with Slovenian President Borut Pahor, Croatian President Kolinda Grabar-Kitarović, Serbian President Aleksandar Vučić and Kosovar President Hashim Thaçi 15–16 June Belgium Brussels Steinmeier met with the Secretary General of NATO Jens Stoltenberg, the President of the European Council Donald Tusk and with King Philippe and Queen Mathilde of Belgium 1 July France Strasbourg Steinmeier attended the European ceremony of honour for former German Chancellor Helmut Kohl 11–12 July Kazakhstan Astana Steinmeier met with President Nursultan Nazarbayev and visited the Expo 2017 13 July Afghanistan Mazar-i-Sharif Kabul Steinmeier visited German troops and met with Afghan President Ashraf Ghani and Chief Executive of Afghanistan Abdullah Abdullah 14–15 July Austria Vienna Inaugural visit to Austria; Steinmeier met with President Alexander Van der Bellen, Chancellor Christian Kern and former President Heinz Fischer 22–23 August Estonia Tallinn Steinmeier met with President Kersti Kaljulaid and Prime Minister Jüri Ratas 23–24 August Latvia Riga Steinmeier met with President Raimonds Vējonis and Prime Minister Māris Kučinskis 24–25 August Lithuania Vilnius Rukla Steinmeier met with President Dalia Grybauskaitė and Prime Minister Saulius Skvernelis and visited the NATO Enhanced Forward Presence command post in Rukla 12 September Czech Republic Prague Steinmeier met with President Miloš Zeman 14–15 September Malta Valletta Siġġiewi Steinmeier attended the Arraiolos meeting 27 September Luxembourg Luxembourg City Steinmeier attended the meeting of the German speaking heads of state.