The International Asia Today brings the views of Istituto per gli Studi di Politica Internazionale (ISPI) Russia, Caucasus and Central Asia Program Manager and Italian Central Asian and Caucasus Studies Association (ASIAC) President Prof. Aldo Ferrari to your attention.
In recent years, Kazakhstan and Uzbekistan have built strong and harmonious relations at all levels, which today serve as an example of interstate partnership. In addition, the two countries have a common vision and similar views on many issues of the regional and international agenda, including the stabilization of the situation in Afghanistan.
As previously reported, the President of Uzbekistan will visit South Korea in December this year. The President of Uzbekistan himself announced this on November 24, saying: “We will go to Ashgabat, then to Kazakhstan, then to Korea. Why? Because we must quickly attract investors to the opportunities that are opening up in our country.”
Yesterday, Tajikistan hosted the 17th European Union (EU) –– Central Asia ministerial meeting. Meeting was co-chaired by the EU Representative for Foreign Affairs, Security Policy Josep Borrell, and Tajik Foreign Minister Sirojiddin Mukhriddin with the participation of the Foreign Ministers of Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Uzbekistan and the Deputy Foreign Minister of Turkmenistan.
Today the economy of Afghanistan is undergoing a serious crisis. In this context, the efforts of the Central Asian countries in restoring stability in Afghanistan through concrete plans to expand mutually beneficial and much-needed cooperation in the field of electricity are especially important.
According to Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Tajikistan news, Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Tajikistan Mr. Sharaf Sheralizoda and the Deputy Chairman of the Chamber of Commerce and Industry of the Republic of Tajikistan Mrs. Rustamova Manzura met with the heads of diplomatic missions of Central Asian countries and the Republic of Korea in Dushanbe.
The new dynamics of regional integration, which is clearly observed in the countries of Central Asia, is critically important for strengthening stability and minimizing risks with recent events in the region. However, it is worth emphasizing that regional integration also opens up new economic opportunities that deserve special attention.
The closing ceremony of the conference “In Search of Integration in the Shadow of the Global Power Struggle and the Turkic World”, organized by the Ankara Center for Crisis Situations and Politics Research (ANKASAM), was held.
ANKASAM President Prof. Mehmet Seyfettin Erol gave a speech on the importance of the integration movement in the Turkish World and what this movement means at the conference on the topic “Searching for Integration in the Shadow of the Global Power Struggle and the Turkish World” held on November 6, 2021.