Central Asian and EU Foreign Ministers Hold Their First Full-Format Meeting

A Kazakh delegation led by Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Kazakhstan Murat Nurtleu took part in the 19th session of the "Central Asia – European Union" ministerial meeting. For the first time in history, this format brought together the heads of the foreign affairs agencies of the 5 Central Asian states and the 27 EU member states.

During the session, a joint roadmap for deepening relations between the Central Asian states and the European Union was presented. The document was developed in line with the agreements reached by the Heads of State of Central Asia and the President of the European Council in Cholpon-Ata on 2 June 2023.

Following the session, a joint communiqué of the heads of the foreign affairs agencies of the Central Asian countries and the EU was adopted, reflecting the initiatives of President of Kazakhstan Kassym-Jomart Tokayev to hold the UN Climate Summit in Kazakhstan in 2026 and to expand the parties' cooperation under the International Fund for Saving the Aral Sea, among others.

Source: gov.kz