US, CA Foreign Ministers to discuss regional security and economic connectivity
02/08/2016 11:25
US, CA Foreign Ministers to discuss regional security and economic connectivity
02/08/2016 11:25
Tashkent, Uzbekistan (UzDaily.com) -- On 3 August 2016, US Secretary of State John Kerry and the Foreign Ministers from Kazakhstan, the Kyrgyz Republic, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, and Uzbekistan will discuss regional security, economic connectivity, environment and climate change, and humanitarian issues.
US Secretary of State John Kerry and the ministers will also discuss five proposed projects developed by C5+1 working groups following the first ministerial in Samarkand, Uzbekistan in November 2015.
This is the second ministerial meeting between the heads of the foreign political bodies of the US and the Central Asian states.
The format С5+1was created in 2015. The US Secretary of State John Kerry held a meeting with the Ministers of Foreign Affairs of five countries of Central Asia in New York. In November, Foreign Ministers of Central Asia and US Secretary of State John Kerry held C5+1 format meeting in Samarkand and adopted Samarkand declaration.
After the ministerial meeting, Deputy Secretary of State Antony Blinken will host a lunch with the five ministers and leaders from prominent U.S. think tanks to share ideas about Central Asia’s development in the 21st century.
The US Chamber of Commerce will then host a business forum with the Central Asian ministers and senior executives from major US companies to discuss the opportunities and challenges of a connected and prosperous Central Asia.
The Chamber will also host a cultural reception to celebrate the Central Asian states’ 25th anniversaries of independence, the region’s unique cultural heritage, and partnerships between the Central Asian states and US government, business, academic and cultural institutions.
This will be the second time this group has met in the C5+1 platform to commit to a joint approach to addressing regional issues of shared interest. The United States looks forward to continuing the C5+1 format to broaden and deepen its relationship with the Central Asian states.
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