Meeting of Foreign Ministers of Central Asia and Northern Europe Countries Held in Vienna
Vienna, December 4, 2025 – Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Kazakhstan Yermek Kosherbayev participated in the meeting of the ministers of foreign affairs of Central Asian and Nordic countries that was held within the framework of the 32nd Ministerial Council meeting of the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe.
Representatives of Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Uzbekistan, Denmark, Finland, Iceland, Norway, and Sweden attended the regional meeting.
The discussions focused on a number of issues of practical engagement between Central Asian and Nordic countries in such spheres as economy, environment, transport and logistics, education, innovations and promoting regional partnership.
In his speech, Minister Kosherbayev informed about deepening of regional cooperation in Central Asia and highlighted opportunities to promote mutually beneficial engagement at both the bilateral and multilateral level with Nordic countries.
At the conclusion of the meeting, the readiness to further advance the “Central Asia – Northern Europe” dialogue was reaffirmed, while the importance of regular contacts and experience sharing on key areas of mutual interest was underscored. Kazakhstan expressed its commitment to strengthening the partnership, highlighting the importance of joint efforts to promote sustainable development and reinforce stability across the space of interregional cooperation.