Kazakhstan attends C5+1 ministerial meeting

TASHKENT, February 3, 2020 - Foreign Minister of the Republic of Kazakhstan Mukhtar Tileuberdi participated in the C5+1 ministerial meeting. The meeting also included Deputy Chairman of the Cabinet of Ministers and Minister of Foreign Affairs of Turkmenistan Raşit Meredow, Foreign Minister of Kyrgyzstan Chingiz Aidarbekov, Foreign Minister of Tajikistan Sirojiddin Mukhriddin, Foreign Minister of Uzbekistan Abdulaziz Kamilov and U.S. Secretary of State Michael Pompeo.

In his statement, Minister Tileuberdi focused on strengthening the regional cooperation of the Central Asian states, especially noting the high effectiveness of the consultative meetings of the Central Asian leaders held in Nur-Sultan and Tashkent. The meeting participants emphasized the importance of enhancing regional cooperation in economics, energy, environmental protection and security. 

“U.S. International Development Finance Corporation can assist in boosting the flow of the US investment to Central Asia. We offer the Astana International Financial Center as a partner to the American agency in Kazakhstan,” Minister Tileuberdi said.

The Foreign Minister focused on the need to develop the existing transit and transport capabilities and the potential of the Central Asian regional energy market. Minister Tileuberdi proposed using the International Green Technologies & Investments Center as a platform for implementing initiatives in this area.

Following the results of the C5+1 ministerial meeting, a Joint Statement was adopted to reflect the priority issues of the regional agenda.

C5+1 is a format for dialogue and a platform for joint efforts to address common challenges faced by the United States and the five Central Asian states. The C5+1 meeting saw its first dialogue on September 26, 2015 on the sidelines of the UN General Assembly in New York. So far, seven meetings have been held at the foreign ministers level.