On November 18, 2022, in Samarkand, Green Central Asia took part in the European Union-Central Asia Connectivity Conference: Global Gateway for Sustainable Development.
The event was attended by the High Representative of the European Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy, Vice President of the European Commission Josep Borrell, the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Kazakhstan Mukhtar Tileuberdi, the Tajik Foreign Minister Sirojiddin Muhriddin, the FM of Uzbekistan Vladimir Norov, the Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs of Kyrgyzstan Aybek Moldogaziev and the Turkmen Deputy Foreign Minister Vepa Hajiyev.
At the meeting, the leaders of the foreign policy agencies discussed the current state and prospects of mutual relations between the two regions in the political-diplomatic, trade-economic and other spheres.
During the conference, issues related to sustainable connectivity, creating opportunities for expanding and deepening interregional ties in the areas of digitalization, strengthening transport routes, water-energy and environmental protection were discussed.
Further, the work of the Conference continued in the course of three thematic panel sessions, where experts discussed in detail the possibilities and ways to strengthen the connectivity between Central Asia and the European Union.
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As part of global efforts to help mitigate the socio-economic impact of the new geopolitical context, the EU and the countries of Central Asia are working together to support Central Asian countries’ drive to modernise, boost investment, digitalise, facilitate trade within and beyond the region and diversify their transport routes.
As Germany’s contribution Green Central Asia is part of the Team Europe Initiative on Water, Energy and Climate Change in Central Asia.
The Samarkand Conference on EU-Central Asia Connectivity – The Global Gateway provided a platform for intra- and inter-regional dialogue on common solutions that will help translate into reality the objectives of sustainability, prosperity and regional cooperation outlined in the EU Strategy for Central Asia.
