Minister of Foreign Affairs of Uzbekistan attends a meeting of the Central Asia-USA format
22/08/2019 09:16
Minister of Foreign Affairs of Uzbekistan attends a meeting of the Central Asia-USA format
22/08/2019 09:16
Tashkent, Uzbekistan (UzDaily.com) -- On 21 August 2019, Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Uzbekistan Abdulaziz Kamilov in Nur-Sultan took part in the next high-level meeting of the Central Asia-USA format (“C5 + 1”). This was reported by the press service of the Foreign Ministry of Uzbekistan.
The Foreign Minister of Uzbekistan together with the Ministers of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Kazakhstan Beibut Atamkulov, the Kyrgyz Republic Chingiz Aidarbekov, the Republic of Tajikistan Sirojidin Mukhriddin, Turkmenistan Rashid Meredov and the US Under Secretary of State David Hale exchanged views on the state and prospects of development of multilateral cooperation in various fields, including supporting economic partnership, solving regional security problems, promoting peace and prosperity in Central Asia and the neighboring Afghanistan.
In the speech of the head of the Uzbek delegation, it was noted that the “C5 + 1” format, launched in November 2015 during the first meeting of the heads of the foreign affairs agencies of Central Asian countries and the United States in Samarkand, has established itself as a reliable and effective consultative mechanism.
Thanks to joint efforts, a completely new atmosphere of trust in the region has been created, a breakthrough has been achieved in resolving many issues that in the past created obstacles to mutual rapprochement, trade, investment, transport, communication, cultural and humanitarian ties, cross-border and interregional cooperation, and others are intensified. .
According to the Minister, the process of forming broad opportunities for deepening and building up inter-regional cooperation, its bringing to a new level is going on in Central Asia. Today, the Central Asian states have opened a new page in the centuries-old record of friendship, good neighborliness, mutual support and cooperation.
In the speeches of the heads of the foreign affairs agencies of the countries of the region and the USA, support for the C5 + 1 interaction platform was confirmed as a forum for joint discussion and resolution of common issues.
On the same day, the heads of delegations participating in the “C5 + 1” meeting were received by the President of the Republic of Kazakhstan, Kassym-Zhomart Tokaev.
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