Baku, Azerbaijan, Oct. 31
By Ali Mustafayev – Trend:
Kazakhstan and Uzbekistan are the key countries of Central Asia, having close position on many of the regional and international issues, said the director of Kazakhstan Institute of Strategic Studies Zarema Shaukenova during the press conference on 25 years of diplomatic cooperation between Kazakhstan and Uzbekistan, Kazakh media outlets reported.
“Our states have similar positions on the water and energy issues, joint infrastructure projects and the settlement of the situation in Afghanistan. The water issue is of great importance for the further development of the entire Central Asian region. Another important point of our cooperation is the problem of preserving the environment, restoring the area around the Aral Sea, which has suffered from irrational water use,” said Shaukenova.
She also added that Uzbekistan and Kazakhstan play a stabilizing role in Central Asia, making an important contribution to the strengthening of peace and security of the region.
“Our countries continue to work on promotion of Central Asian issues on the agenda of the UN Security Council. Primarily, it includes regional security, combating terrorism and extremism, solving economic and environmental problems.”