On September 16, the first Central Asia–Republic of Korea Summit took place in Seoul. The event, chaired by President of the Republic of Korea Lee Jae Myung, was attended by President of Kazakhstan Kassym-Jomart Tokayev, President of the Kyrgyz Republic Sadyr Japarov, President of Tajikistan Emomali Rahmon, President of Turkmenistan Serdar Berdimuhamedov, and President of
On September 15 in Seoul, President of Kazakhstan Kassym-Jomart Tokayev held talks with President of the Republic of Korea Lee Jae Myung. Tokayev noted the progressive dynamics of the development of bilateral cooperation. “Last year, we had our first telephone conversation, during which we agreed to continue developing our strategic partnership based on mutual trust
On September 14 in Seoul, Uzbekistan President Shavkat Mirziyoyev held talks with President Lee Jae Myung of the Republic of Korea. The leaders discussed the further development and deepening of the Uzbek-Korean strategic partnership. Mirziyoyev emphasized that over the years, the Republic of Korea has become a reliable friend and one of Uzbekistan’s most important
On September 8, President of Uzbekistan Shavkat Mirziyoyev and President of Serbia Aleksandar Vučić held talks in Belgrade. At the beginning of the meeting, Mirziyoyev emphasized that the first visit by the President of Uzbekistan to Serbia will go down in history as the beginning of a new stage in relations between the two countries.
Kyrgyz President Sadyr Japarov and Chinese President Xi Jinping signed a joint declaration of the People’s Republic of China and the Kyrgyz Republic on the high-quality development of the comprehensive strategic partnership for a new era and a bilateral treaty on permanent good-neighborliness, friendship and cooperation after their talks in Bishkek on August 31, Xinhua
On August 30, President of Uzbekistan Shavkat Mirziyoyev held talks with Prime Minister of India Narendra Modi, who arrived in Uzbekistan on a state visit. The leaders emphasized the historic significance of the visit, which marks the elevation of relations between Uzbekistan and India to the level of a comprehensive strategic partnership. The talks focused
On July 31, the Kyrgyz resort city of Cholpon-Ata hosted an informal meeting of the heads of state of Central Asia and Azerbaijan. The meeting was attended by President of Azerbaijan Ilham Aliyev, President of Kazakhstan Kassym-Jomart Tokayev, President of Kyrgyzstan Sadyr Japarov, President of Tajikistan Emomali Rahmon, President of Turkmenistan Serdar Berdimuhamedov, and President
President of Uzbekistan Shavkat Mirziyoyev has arrived in Kyrgyzstan on a state visit on July 30. In Cholpon-Ata, the president of Uzbekistan will also participate in the informal Consultative Meeting of the Heads of State of Central Asia and Azerbaijan. Here in Cholpon-Ata, Mirziyoyev held talks with President of the Kyrgyz Republic Sadyr Japarov to
At the Russia–Kazakhstan Interregional Cooperation Forum in Omsk on 25 July, President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev delivered one of the more striking diplomatic interventions in the debate over the Russia–Ukraine war. Speaking directly to Vladimir Putin, he suggested freezing the conflict and returning to negotiations under an updated “Istanbul 2.0” framework. The importance of the proposal lies
Kazakhstan President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev and Russian President Vladimir Putin took part in the plenary session of the 22nd Russia-Kazakhstan Interregional Cooperation Forum, “Forming a Global Logistics Ecosystem: New Horizons for Russia-Kazakhstan Cooperation.” The Forum was held in Omsk, Russia on July 24–25. Its participants included deputy prime ministers, heads of ministries and departments, heads of regions of the Russian Federation and Kazakhstan, and representatives of business and expert communities of both countries. On the sidelines
On July 20-21, as part of the state visit of Tajikistan President Emomali Rahmon to Mongolia, the first meeting of the Intergovernmental Commission of Tajikistan and Mongolia on Trade and Economic Issues, the Tajik-Mongolian Business Forum, and the Days of Tajik Culture in Mongolia were held in Ulaanbaatar. On July 21, Rahmon met with the
During his visit to Shanghai from July 15–17, Kazakhstan President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev held talks with Chinese President Xi Jinping, participated in the World Artificial Intelligence Conference (WAIC), and witnessed the signing of more than 70 Kazakh-Chinese commercial documents worth over $15 billion. Over the past twenty years, China has come to Kazakhstan primarily for oil,
As part of his state visit to Georgia, the President of Turkmenistan Serdar Berdimuhamedov held talks with Georgian Prime Minister Irakli Kobakhidze in Tbilisi on July 17. On the previous day, Berdimuhamedov participated in the Turkmen-Georgian Business Forum intended to facilitate the expansion of bilateral trade and economic ties. During the talks, the leaders emphasized
Chinese President Xi Jinping and Kazakh President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev met on July 16 in Shanghai, where Tokayev arrived to attend the 2026 World Artificial Intelligence Conference and High-Level Meeting on Global AI Governance. During the meeting, Xi said that the China-Kazakhstan permanent comprehensive strategic partnership has maintained strong momentum, demonstrating enormous potential for cooperation and
President of Uzbekistan Shavkat Mirziyoyev on July 8 arrived in Minsk on an official visit. On July 9, Mirziyoyev and President of Belarus Alexander Lukashenko held tête-à-tête talks, followed by expanded talks with members of their official delegations. At the beginning of the meeting, President Mirziyoyev noted that Uzbek-Belarusian multifaceted relations had reached a qualitatively
During a state visit to Georgia on July 3, President of Uzbekistan Shavkat Mirziyoyev held talks with Prime Minister of Georgia Irakli Kobakhidze. The leader of Uzbekistan noted that his state visit to Georgia, the first by a President of Uzbekistan in more than two decades, holds special significance for elevating Uzbek-Georgian relations to a
The new Constitution of Kazakhstan has come into force on July 1, and the country’s bicameral Parliament will now be replaced by a unicameral Kurultai. “The entry into force of the new Constitution is a historic event that will have a direct impact on the future of our nation. Our Basic Law opens the way
Kazakhstan President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev paid an official visit to Brussels on 23 June and met with António Costa, President of the European Council and Ursula von der Leyen, President of the European Commission. The leaders welcomed Tokayev’s visit as a strong signal of the growing strategic partnership between the European Union and Kazakhstan at a
The President of the Federal Republic of Germany Frank-Walter Steinmeier arrived in Uzbekistan on an official visit on June 17 and held talks with President of Uzbekistan Shavkat Mirziyoyev. The discussions focused on further advancing Uzbek-German cooperation, strengthening political dialogue, expanding trade and economic ties, and enhancing cultural and humanitarian exchanges. The parties expressed satisfaction
Over the past years Uzbekistan has attracted more than $150 billion in foreign investment, of which $123 billion has been secured in the last five years alone, President of Uzbekistan Shavkat Mirziyoyev said in his address at the Fifth Tashkent International Investment Forum. We are implementing systemic measures to improve fundamentally the investment climate in