India-Central Asia cooperation essential for regional security: PM Modi
- IBEF
- January 28, 2022
Prime Minister Narendra Modi, who held the first India-Central Asia Summit in a virtual format on Thursday, said Central Asia is central to India's objective of an integrated and stable extended neighbourhood, Modi said, "We all are concerned about the Afghan situation and this makes cooperation between India and Central Asia all the more important for regional stability and security."
Five presidents took part in the virtual summit: Kassym-Jomart Tokayev of Kazakhstan, Shavkat Mirziyoyev of Uzbekistan, Emomali Rahmon of Tajikistan, Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedow of Turkmenistan, and Sadyr Japarov of the Kyrgyz Republic. The prime minister urged the development of an ambitious vision for India-Central Asia collaboration in the coming years.
Modi stated that bilateral collaboration between India and Central Asia is critical for regional security and prosperity. This is the first high-level meeting of its sort between India and the Central Asian countries. According to the Ministry of external affairs (MEA), the first India-Central Asia Summit reflects the country's increased involvement with Central Asian countries, which are part of India's "extended neighbourhood."
In 2015, Modi visited all of the Central Asian countries. Following then, there have been high-level discussions at bilateral and multilateral forums.
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