Key Points
Earlier this week, China convened an online meeting of trade ministers of the grouping known as C+C5 China and the five Central Asian republics, namely Uzbekistan, Kazakhstan, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, and Kyrgyzstan..
Last month, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, and Uzbekistan received Nowroz messages from President Xi Jinping, who also invited them to the meeting on April 18..
According to reports, talks are on for transport projects and logistics linking all countries in the Central Asian region to Lianyungang seaport on the Yellow Sea in Chinas Jiangsu province..
The region is still economically dependent on Russia, which is also Central Asias net security provider, even though the Collective Security Treaty Organisation (CSTO), comprising six countries, three of them in central Asia, is fraying somewhat and the Ukrainian invasion has given rise to fears that a security relationship with Moscow could prove to be a double-edged weapon...
Instead, the two sides said they were willing to strengthen cooperation, support Central Asian countries in safeguarding their national sovereignty, guarantee national development, and oppose external forces promotion of color revolutions and interference in regional affairs...
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