Important negotiations within the framework of Central Asia 2030: A Vision for the Future

It was reported that Vladimir Norov, Director of the International Institute for Central Asia, attended an expert meeting on "Central Asia 2030: a Vision for the Future" in Astana on 20 January. During the meeting Vladimir Norov held a series of bilateral talks.

During the meeting with Mr. Aziz Kanatbekov, Director of the National Institute for Strategic Studies under the President of the Republic of Kyrgyzstan, talks with Mr. Yorkin Tukumov, Director of the KISI under the President of the Republic of Kazakhstan and Mr. Khairiddin Usmonzoda, Director of the Centre for Strategic Studies under the President of Tajikistan discussed economic issues, including more constructive cooperation with MITSA on cultural, humanitarian, water and environmental and energy issues.

In addition, it is noted that one of the topics discussed at the expert meeting was water and energy issues. The agreement between Uzbekistan, Kyrgyzstan and Kazakhstan and the adoption of a road map for the implementation of the Kambarata-1 hydropower project on the Norin River in Kyrgyzstan were considered an important event.

At the same time, the need to change transport corridors, including an integrated plan on the Central Asia-South Asia route, to speed up cargo and passenger traffic and develop transport and logistics infrastructure was stressed.

They also discussed the importance of joining efforts to implement promising cross-border projects, including a railway linking China-Kyrgyzstan-Uzbekistan, which would significantly increase the transit potential of the region.