TASHKENT, Uzbekistan, March 27. EU High
Representative for Foreign Affairs and Security
Policy/Vice-President of the European Commission Kaja Kallas will
pay a visit to Turkmenistan, Uzbekistan and Kazakhstan, Trend reports.
According to the EU delegation in Uzbekistan, Kallas will chair
the 20th EU-Central Asia Ministerial Meeting on March 27 in
Ashgabat, Turkmenistan. The meeting will involve representatives
from Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, Uzbekistan, and
Kazakhstan.
Discussions will focus on preparations for the first-ever
EU-Central Asia summit, scheduled for April 3-4, 2025, in
Samarkand, Uzbekistan. The agenda will also cover a wide range of
issues, including transport and digital connectivity, critical raw
materials, energy and water resources, trade, people-to-people
contacts, education, and research.
Prior to the ministerial meeting, Kallas will hold bilateral
talks with Turkmenistan’s Foreign Minister Rashid Meredov,
Tajikistan’s Foreign Minister Sirojiddin Muhriddin, and
Turkmenistan’s President Serdar Berdimuhamedov.
Kallas will then hit the road to Tashkent, Uzbekistan, to have a
heart-to-heart with Uzbekistan’s Foreign Minister Bakhtiyor Saidov
and President Shavkat Mirziyoyev. On March 28, she will visit
Almaty, Kazakhstan, where she will meet with Kazakhstan’s Foreign
Minister Murat Nurtleu and later hold a bilateral meeting with
Kazakhstan’s President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev.
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