The European Commission and the High Representative of the Union presented on Wednesday 15 May the EU's vision for a renewed partnership with Central Asian countries (Kazakhstan, Kyrgyz Republic, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan and Uzbekistan), 12 years after the publication of the first EU strategy (see EUROPE B9442A2).
The region of 70 million inhabitants at the crossroads of Europe and Asia is of commercial and security interest to the European Union.
In addition, as in 2007, the...