President Tokayev meets with Foreign Ministers of Central Asian countries

AKIPRESS.COM - President of Kazakhstan Kassym-Jomart Tokayev held talks with Foreign Ministers of Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan and Uzbekistan, the press service of Akorda reported. The head of state congratulated the diplomats on successful completion of the regular C5+1 format meeting, which serves as effective mechanism of strengthening cooperation with the U.S.
Tokayev underlined the importance of further development of integration processes in Central Asia.
"A common centuries-old history, good neighborliness, cultural and religious affinity were and remain fundamental foundations for the rapprochement of our states. Thanks to the efforts of the First President of Kazakhstan Nursultan Nazarbayev, cooperation in Central Asia has always been a priority of our foreign policy," the President said.
The head of state paid attention to the issues of expansion of trade, investment, transport, cultural and humanitarian ties in the region.
Tokayev said that implementation of agreements reached during the first advisory meeting of heads of state of Central Asia in March 2018 in Nur-Sultan is very important.