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Central Asian countries, EU to mull issues of co-op

Uzbekistan Materials 4 October 2016 11:18 (UTC +04:00)
Uzbekistan’s delegation led by the country’s Foreign Minister Abdulaziz Kamilov will participate in the interregional ministerial meeting “Central Asia-European Union” and in the international conference on Afghanistan.
Central Asian countries, EU to mull issues of co-op

Tashkent, Uzbekistan, Oct. 4

By Demir Azizov – Trend:

Uzbekistan’s delegation led by the country’s Foreign Minister Abdulaziz Kamilov will participate in the interregional ministerial meeting “Central Asia-European Union” and in the international conference on Afghanistan, the Uzbek Foreign Ministry’s press service said Oct. 4.

The meeting will be held on Oct. 4-5 in Belgium’s capital.

During the visit, the Uzbek delegation is going to hold negotiations with officials of the European Union (EU).

The strategy of cooperation in the “Central Asia-European Union” format was approved in 2007.

Regional programs within the strategy are effective in the field of stability and security, sustainable economic development and poverty reduction, as well as regional cooperation both within the region and between the EU and Central Asia.

Energy and water resources, transportation, small and medium businesses, border management and fight against drugs, education and science, as well as environmental protection are among priority directions of cooperation between the EU and five countries of Central Asia – Uzbekistan, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Turkmenistan and Tajikistan.

Since 2007, the EU has allocated more than one billion euros for the implementation of various regional programs and projects in concrete countries.

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