A Washington-based policy institute has launched a new initiative advocating the creation of a regional economic grouping for Central Asia, aiming to strengthen trade integration and reduce dependence on external powers.
Russian President Vladimir Putin has indeed scored big in terms of diplomacy by hosting the summit of the expanded bloc with its 10 members, with five members taking part in the summit for the first time, which includes the UAE, Saudi Arabia, Egypt, Ethiopia and Iran at Kazan in Russia. Pakistan and Turkey are keen to join the group. Turkey President Recep Tayyip Erdogan was there at Kazan. UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres’s presence at the summit added diplomatic weight to the group, News.Az reports citing Gulf Today.
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