Upcoming European Union-Central Asia events in Samarkand

On November 17-18 this year the ministerial meeting in the format "European Union-Central Asia" and the international conference "European Union-Central Asia Interconnection: Global Gate for Sustainable Development" will be held in Samarkand.

The events will be attended by the heads of foreign ministries of Central Asia, EU High Representative for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy Josep Borrell, high-ranking officials from EU member states, representatives of international financial institutions, private sector, expert circles and civil society.

The Ministerial Meeting will discuss topical issues of further development of cooperation between the Central Asian countries and the EU in the field of economy, trade, investment, environment, water, climate, modern threats and how to combat them.

The event will also include the first European Union-Central Asia Youth Forum.

The International Conference in turn aims at fostering cooperation between the European Union and Central Asian countries to develop concerted measures to promote sustainable interaction, support green development and address the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic in line with the European Union's Global Gateway Initiative.