President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev known as on the leaders of the Central Asian nations to work collectively “to make the area a secure, economically developed and affluent” on the third Consultative Assembly of the Heads of Central Asian nations, which was held on Aug. 6 at Turkmenistan’s Awaza resort on the Caspian Sea, Central Asia.
The consultative assembly has given “a robust impetus to regional cooperation” and a reliable dialogue on the highest stage performs a key position in regional cooperation, stated Tokayev.
The commerce turnover of Kazakhstan with the Central Asian nations has elevated 1.5-fold and reached $4.6 billion over the previous 5 years.
The President praised the strengthening of financial ties between the nations, the rise within the variety of joint ventures, and the implementation of enormous initiatives in trade, power, mechanical engineering, agriculture and different sectors.
The present challenges require joint steps to make sure sustainable improvement of Central Asia on a brand new stage.
“It’s vital to extend commerce between our nations and increase the vary of products. Kazakhstan can improve export deliveries to Central Asian nations as much as $1bn. I imagine that different nations within the area have related reserves. We suggest to unite efforts to create a single commodity distribution community built-in into the transport corridors of Central Asia. The brand new infrastructure with distribution and agrological facilities will enable coordinated deliveries of products to the markets of the Eurasian Financial Union, the CIS and different nations,” stated Tokayev.
The president stated that the Central Asia Worldwide Middle for Commerce and Financial Cooperation launched on the border of Kazakhstan and Uzbekistan is an ideal instance of co-operation on this path.
The area ought to function as “a connecting bridge between Asia and Europe”. Kazakhstan is constantly creating the transit capabilities of the Trans-Caspian worldwide transport hall.
The second tracks will likely be constructed and the Dostyk-Moiynty railway part will likely be electrified by 2025. Because of this, the throughput of the hall will improve fivefold. The Kazakhstan – Turkmenistan – Iran railway offers the shortest path to the nations on the Persian Gulf.
The circulation of containers alongside the trans-Caspian routes has elevated greater than 13 instances over the previous three years. Kazakhstan plans to create a container hub on the Aktau port and appeal to the world’s main operators together with Cosco, Maersk, CMA CGM and different corporations.
“The nation is open for mutually useful cooperation within the improvement of transport communications inside the area,” famous Tokayev.
It’s reported that the nations will signal the Treaty on Friendship, Good Neighborliness and Cooperation for the Growth of Central Asia within the twenty first century, which goals to strengthen the unity within the area.
“Our most important aim is to make Central Asia a secure, economically developed and affluent area. I imagine we can overcome all difficulties and obtain this aim within the spirit of friendship, good-neighborliness and mutual belief,” he stated.
President of Turkmenistan Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov, President of Kyrgyzstan Sadyr Japarov, President of Uzbekistan Shavkat Mirziyoyev, President of Tajikistan Emomali Rahmon and Particular Consultant of the United Nations Secretary-Normal for Central Asia Natalia Gherman additionally delivered remarks on the assembly.
The agenda of the occasion included the problems associated to the intensification of interstate partnership in its key areas and regional and world subjects. The occasion marks the subsequent vital stage in cooperation between the nations of Central Asia, the formation of efficient long-term mechanisms of interplay, the concrete definition of paramount issues, the creation of vital circumstances for sustainable improvement of the area, and its accelerated integration into world processes, reported the Turkmenistan At present data company.
President Tokayev additionally met with president Berdimuhamedov as a part of his working go to to Turkmenistan.
Kazakh President famous that Turkmenistan is a strategic companion for Kazakhstan. “We’ve got long-term and strategic initiatives. Throughout additional negotiations, we will certainly take note of the additional improvement of bilateral cooperation… I’ve little doubt that the upcoming negotiations and signing of agreements between our nations will give a really critical impetus to additional strengthening cooperation between our fraternal peoples and nations,” stated Tokayev.
The second Financial Discussion board of Central Asian International locations, the Dialogue of Girls of the International locations of the Area, an exhibition of products and nationwide dishes have been additionally held as a part of the summit.
The primary Consultative assembly of the heads of Central Asian nations was held within the Kazakh capital in 2018. The occasion was initiated by President of Uzbekistan Mirziyoyev with the assist of Kazakhstan’s First President Nursultan Nazarbayev.