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title: 'Uzbek President Sets Out Ambitious Cooperation Vision at Central Asia Summit'
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author: 'Web Desk'
date: '2025-11-17T06:08:19+05:00'
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  - 'Central Asia'
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# Uzbek President Sets Out Ambitious Cooperation Vision at Central Asia Summit

**Tashkent (TDI):** Uzbekistan’s President Shavkat Mirziyoyev outlined an expansive agenda for deepening regional cooperation as Tashkent hosted the Seventh Consultative Meeting of the Heads of State of Central Asia.

The summit brought together the leaders of Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan; and participating as a full member for the first time – Azerbaijan, as well as the head of the UN Regional Centre for Preventive Diplomacy for Central Asia.

Opening the meeting, Mirziyoyev hailed Azerbaijan’s accession to the format, describing it as a step that would strengthen historical and cultural ties and open new opportunities for trade, investment, and connectivity between Central Asia and the South Caucasus.

He said the expanded grouping would help “build a strong bridge” between the two regions and enhance their strategic stability.

The president reviewed the rapid progress in regional integration in recent years, highlighting the resolution of border issues, improved water and energy cooperation, restored transport links, and growing trade and investment.

Mutual trade among Central Asian states reached $10.7 billion last year, while total investment into the region grew by 17%. Mirziyoyev noted that Central Asia had become “a space of dynamic development and fruitful cooperation,” increasingly active on international platforms.

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He proposed transforming the current consultative format into a more institutionalized “Community of Central Asia,” supported by a permanent Secretariat, upgraded national coordinators, and a Council of Elders.

Uzbekistan also called for deeper economic integration, including a comprehensive trade and economic program through 2035, a declaration on a common investment space, and coordinated development of e-commerce.

Major infrastructure initiatives featured prominently, with Mirziyoyev urging coordinated efforts on energy facilities, transport corridors, logistics hubs, and digital infrastructure.

He identified the China–Kyrgyzstan–Uzbekistan railway, the Trans-Afghan corridor, and expanded Trans-Caspian routes as key priorities, and proposed establishing a Council for infrastructure development at deputy prime minister level.

Security cooperation remained central, with leaders endorsing new regional documents on security and a catalogue of shared risks.

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The president emphasized integrating Afghanistan into regional energy and transport projects and suggested making the recently held Ferghana Peace Forum a regular platform.

Mirziyoyev proposed declaring 2026–2036 a regional decade for the rational use of water, involving Afghanistan in the dialogue on the Amudarya basin, and creating a regional water management competence center in Tashkent.

On the cultural and humanitarian front, Uzbekistan encouraged expanding scientific partnerships, supporting a new international congress on spiritual heritage, and promoting a UN General Assembly resolution recognizing the global contributions of Central Asian scholars.

Concluding his address, Mirziyoyev stressed that the day’s agreements reflected a shared commitment to a secure and prosperous future, stating that the region’s “strength lies in unity” and that collective action would determine its long-term success.