Baku, TurkicWorld
On 27 March, EU High Representative for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy/Vice-President of the European Commission, Kaja Kallas, will chair the 20th EU-Central Asia Ministerial meeting hosted this year by Turkmenistan in Ashgabat, with Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, Uzbekistan and Kazakhstan, TurkicWorld reports citing Kazinform.
According to the website of the EU Delegation to the Republic of Kazakhstan, discussions will focus on a wide range of issues, including preparation for the first ever EU-Central Asia Summit set to take place on April 3-4, 2025, in Samarkand, Uzbekistan.
Ahead of the meeting, the HR/VP will meet bilaterally with the Foreign Ministers of Turkmenistan - Raşit Meredow - and Tajikistan - Sirojiddin Muhriddin, as well as with the President of Turkmenistan, Serdar Berdimuhamedov, reads the statement.
Kaja Kallas will then travel to Tashkent in Uzbekistan where she will meet with Foreign Minister Bakhtiyor Saidov and President Shavkat Mirziyoyev. She will then travel onwards to Almaty, Kazakhstan, where she will meet, on Friday 28 March, the Foreign Minister of Kazakhstan, Murat Nurtleu. She will also meet bilaterally with the President of Kazakhstan, Kassym-Jomart Tokayev.
