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On “C5+1” Security Working Group Meeting
2018-07-23 | Politics
On July 23, 2018, Tashkent hosted “C5+1” Security Working Group meeting.
The event was attended by representatives of all Central Asian countries and the United States.
According to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Uzbekistan, at the meeting, views were exchanged on the regional and international security issues, including strengthening cooperation in countering the threats of extremism, terrorism, and ensuring border security.
The state and prospects of cooperation in settlement of the situation in Afghanistan were also discussed. Participants of the meeting noted that stable and sustainable development in Central Asia is inseparably linked with the achievement of peace and harmony in neighboring Afghanistan.
The “C5+1” format, launched during the first meeting of ministers of foreign affairs of Central Asian countries and the USA in Samarkand in November 2015 is a consultative mechanism on the issues of improving mutually beneficial cooperation of its participants in political, trade-economic, investment, transport-communication, energy relations, as well as interaction in the field of prevention and counteraction to cross-border threats and challenges.
