Josep Borrell, High Representative of the European Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy / Vice-President of the European Commission Central Asia’s geostrategic significance is increasing. This week I visited the region and participated in two important meetings in Samarkand: the EU-Central Asia Ministerial meeting and the EU-Central Asia Connectivity conference. As our Central Asian […]
Deputy FM of Turkmenistan met with the chief European diplomat in Samarkand
On the sidelines of the Samarkand EU-Central Asia connectivity conference, the head of the Turkmen delegation, Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs of Turkmenistan Vepa Hajiev met with the High Representative, Vice President of the EU Josep Borrel. According to Borrel’s tweet, the meeting discussed “the importance of bilateral & regional cooperation and using transformative power […]
G7 stays committed to fostering cooperation with Central Asia
The situation in Central Asia became one of the agenda’s points during the G7 ministerial meeting, held in Münster (Germany) on 3-4 November 2022. “The countries in Central Asia are a pivot between Europe and Asia, and they are more and more important from a strategic point of view”, stressed EU High Representative/Vice-President Josep Borrell […]
The EU and Central Asia: new opportunities to work together for a green future
Josep Borell Fontelles, EU High Representative for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy/ Vice-President of the European Commission (HR/VP) On 28 January 2020, friends from Central Asia, Afghanistan and the European Union will gather in Berlin for a conference organised by the German Foreign Ministry, entitled “Green Central Asia”. I was glad to accept the […]