On September 19, in line with the program of his stay in New York City, the president Shavkat Mirziyoyev attended the maiden summit of the leaders of Central Asia- the United States Summit in the C5+1 format.
The event was also attended by the President of the United States Joseph Biden, the President of the Republic of Kazakhstan Kassym-Jomart Tokayev, the President of the Kyrgyz Republic Sadyr Japarov, the President of the Republic of Tajikistan Emomali Rahmon and the President of Turkmenistan Serdar Berdimuhamedov.
The parties reviewed the perspectives for expanding trade and economic cooperation, “green” development, ensuring energy security and introducing renewable energy sources, interaction in matters of ensuring regional security, combating terrorism and cross-border crime.
They agreed that the C5+1 format, created eight years ago in the city of Samarkand, has become a sought-after platform for open and constructive dialogue and the development of productive interaction in all areas between the states of Central Asia and the United States of America.
The head of our state highly valued the strengthened ties of friendship, mutual understanding and partnership in the Central Asian region, which facilitate broad cooperation.
The leaders identified priority areas of cooperation of strategic importance for the development of the entire region were, such as strengthening trade and investment activities, establishing project cooperation, developing transport corridors in the region, promoting the “green agenda”, ensuring human rights and gender equality, expanding educational programs, promoting peaceful settlement in Afghanistan.
As an outcome, the parties reached agreements on further deepening of mutual understanding and expanding practical partnership between the countries of the region and the United States.
