Foreign Ministers of Central Asia hold meeting in New York
26/09/2016 15:39
Foreign Ministers of Central Asia hold meeting in New York
26/09/2016 15:39
Tashkent, Uzbekistan (UzDaily.com) -- Foreign Ministers of the Central Asian states held a meeting in New York on the sidelines of the 71st session of the UN General Assembly.
Ministers of Foreign Affairs of Kazakhstan Erlan Idrisov, Kyrgyzstan Erlan Abdyldaev, Tajikistan Sirojiddin Aslov, Turkmenistan Rashid Meredov and Uzbekistan Abdulaziz Kamilov participated in the meeting.
It was noted that all countries of Central Asia mark the 25th anniversary of their Independence. During this time, the region’s countries achieved significant success in modernization of political system and public administration, construction of modern economy, social-economic and democratic development, etc.
The heads of the foreign ministries have stressed the unity of their visions and a full decisiveness to jointly counter challenges and threats to security and stability in the region of Central Asia, including fight against terrorism and extremism, illegal drug trafficking and organized crime.
The sides pledged to strengthen border security as well as to implement the goals of the Central Asian Nuclear-Weapon-Free Zone.
Central Asian officials noted their readiness to further develop warm relations and mutually beneficial cooperation on a bilateral and multilateral basis in the spheres of security, economy, education and science.
Foreign Ministers of Central Asia discussed preparation for the 43rd session of Foreign Ministers Council of Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) which will be held in Tashkent on 18-19 October in Tashkent, Uzbekistan.
Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan and Turkmenistan expressed their readiness to take part in the meeting.
The sides underlined importance of continuing of regular meetings of the foreign ministers for strengthening cooperation and mutual understanding in Central Asia.
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