The leaders of the European Union and five Central Asian countries (Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan and Uzbekistan) pledged to strengthen their partnership, which they now describe as ‘strategic’, at their first EU-Central Asia Summit in Samarkand on Friday 4 April.
“This Summit marks the beginning of a new dimension in our relations, and it will not be a one-off”, promised the President of the European Council, António Costa, in his opening address. Later,...