Kazakhstan supports the development of interregional connectivity

Tashkent, July 16, 2021– The Kazakh delegation headed by Deputy Prime Minister, Minister of Foreign Affairs of Kazakhstan Mukhtar Tileuberdi took part in the International Conference “Central & South Asia: Regional Connectivity. Challenges and Opportunities”.

Speaking at the plenary session of the Conference, Mukhtar Tileuberdi noted the historical interconnection, commended the current level of interregional cooperation, and made proposals to strengthen cooperation between the states of Central and South Asia.

The Conference focused on the topics of reinforcing joint efforts in the field of security, including providing humanitarian assistance to Afghanistan in the face of an escalating situation, as well as increasing the role of multilateral mechanisms and associations, such as the SCO, the EAEU and the CICA.

Minister Tileuberdi also met with the President of Uzbekistan Shavkat Mirziyoyev. During the discussion of bilateral cooperation issues, the Uzbek leader paid special attention to the early launch of the Central Asia International Centre for Trade and Economic Cooperation on the Kazakh-Uzbek border.

Members of the Kazakh delegation took an active part in three sectoral sessions on security, economic cooperation and cultural and humanitarian issues.

In the follow-up to the Conference, a Joint Statement on the development of regional connectivity was adopted by the Foreign Ministers of the Central and South Asian states.

In the margins of the Conference, Mukhtar Tileuberdi also held separate meetings with the Uzbek Minister of Agriculture Jamshid Khodjaev and Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs of Italy Manlio Di Stefano.