On 31 January 2024, Turkmenistan Foreign Minister Rashid Meredov met with Ikegami Masaki, the Special Representative of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Japan for Central Asia, the Caucasus and GUAM, to discuss preparations for the upcoming Central Asia-Japan summit in Astana. The high-level meeting, scheduled for later this year, marks a significant milestone in […]
Kyrgyzstan’s President Highlights Upcoming Inaugural Central Asia–Japan Summit
In a landmark move, Central Asian nations Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Turkmenistan, Tajikistan, and Uzbekistan will convene alongside Japan for the first-ever 5+1 summit in 2024, coinciding with the 20th anniversary of the dialogue platform. The summit aims to foster deeper collaboration. This pivotal topic emerged during a meeting between President Sadyr Japarov of Kyrgyzstan and Prime […]