The seminar will be attended by representatives from Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, Uzbekistan, Afghanistan, Belgium, Germany, France, Iran, Norway, Pakistan, Russia, Turkey, the UK and the USA. International and regional organizations present will include CIS, CSTO, EU, ICRC, NATO, OSCE, SCO and the UN (UNODC, UNDP and UNHCR.)

The aim of the seminar is to advance dialogue and facilitate active exchanges of information, views and networking on issues related to, and likely to affect, stability and sustainable development in Central Asia.

Representatives and experts from state structures, regional institutes of strategic studies, international and regional organizations, academic circles and think tanks will review the role and influence of multilateral organizations in regional processes. They will discuss and analyze threats to security in Central Asia, including current dynamics in Afghanistan, their impact on Central Asia, and other political, social and economic factors of instability in the region.