FMs of Central Asian countries arrive at Kazakhstan's Foreign Ministry

The heads of the foreign ministries of Central Asian countries have arrived at the Kazakh Foreign Ministry to participate in the ministerial meeting.

Report's correspondent from Kazakhstan informs that the meeting will be held behind closed doors.

The meeting is being held ahead of the VI Consultative Meeting of the Heads of State of Central Asia with the participation of Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev, scheduled for today.

During the meeting, the leaders of the five Central Asian countries are expected to discuss issues of expanding cooperation in the fields of energy, water resources, transport and strengthening cooperation in the military sphere.

In his article “Renaissance of Central Asia: Towards Sustainable Development,” published in state media on August 8, Kazakh President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev noted that one of the strategic goals of the Central Asian “five” is the creation of transport, logistics and transit hubs passing through the territory of the Central Asian republics, including the development of the Trans-Caspian International Transport Route (Middle Corridor).

Kulpash Konyrova