EU High Representative for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy/Vice-President of the European Commission, Kaja Kallas, will chair the 20th EU-Central Asia Ministerial meeting hosted this year by Turkmenistan, in Ashgabat, on 4 March.
The Council of European Union has appointed Mr Eduards Stiprais as new EU Special Representative for Central Asia. He will take up his duties on 1 March 2025 with an initial mandate of 2 years, succeeding Terhi Hakala.
The President of the European Council, António Costa, along with the President of the European Commission Ursula von der Leyen, will be travelling to Uzbekistan for the first-ever EU-Central Asia summit in April.
Kazakhstan and Tajikistan are strengthening their economic ties, with both countries aiming to boost trade to $2 billion.
Georgian Prime Minister Irakli Kobakhidze will visit Uzbekistan from February 20-22 to strengthen agricultural and trade ties. Talks will focus on joint projects, grape cultivation, and livestock farming, as well as boosting Uzbekistan-Georgia trade and transit cooperation.
The inaugural European Union — Central Asia summit will be held in Samarkand in April 2025, formalising the C5 + EU cooperation at the highest political level.
Kazakhstan's health ministry has confirmed 30 cases of human metapneumovirus (HMPV) amid a surge in respiratory illnesses in Central Asia. The virus, which causes flu-like symptoms, represents 1.6% of over 8,000 samples tested this season. Nearby Kyrgyzstan and China have also reported cases.
Azerbaijan welcomed 14,189 tourists from Central Asian countries in November 2024, a 10% increase compared to 12,951 during the same month last year, according to the State Tourism Agency of Azerbaijan.
Uzbekistan and China are intensifying discussions to finalize a trilateral concession agreement that will pave the way for the long-anticipated China-Kyrgyzstan-Uzbekistan railway project.
The China State Construction Engineering Corporation will spearhead the construction of a new international airport in Kyrgyzstan's Jalal-Abad region.
Kyrgyzstan will soon unveil its first biennial transparency report, meeting international standards and shared global goals, Deputy Prime Minister Edil Baisalov announced today at the COP29 ministerial roundtable on global climate transparency.
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