Go to mediabankMOSCOW, Oct 12The first Russia-Central Asia summit will be held in Astana on October 14, following which a joint statement will be adopted, Yuri Ushakov, assistant to the President of the Russian Federation for international affairs, told reporters. «The first Russia-Central Asia summit will be held on October 14 after the CIS meeting,» he said .In addition to the President of Russia, the heads of Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan and Uzbekistan will take part in the event. According to the Kremlin representative, constant contacts are maintained between the leaders of the Central Asian countries and Russia. «But nevertheless, it was decided to get together as part of the» six «and take a comprehensive look at the issues of further development of cooperation between the Russian Federation and the countries of the region. This was our initiative, and it was supported «, Ushakov added. According to him, Central Asia is a close and significant region for Russia.» A joint statement was agreed, which, we hope, the leaders will also approve. This statement reflects the common position of the «six» in key areas of cooperation, close value landmarks, the binding role of the Russian language is emphasized, the objectivity of the processes of establishing a multipolar world is recognized, the tasks of conjugation of the potentials of countries, sectoral cooperation are defined,» the Kremlin spokesman said. />17:06Putin will talk about economic cooperation at the summit in Astana Naturally, during the summit, issues of increasing interaction between countries, protecting common trade, economic and other interests in the current geopolitical situation, including in the face of rising prices for food, raw materials and logistics, will be discussed. It is expected that there will also be an exchange of views on regional security in the context of the situation in Afghanistan. «We hope that this first summit will continue. I believe that the leaders will make recommendations to the ministries of foreign affairs, first, to step up work to implement the achievements of this first summit agreements, and after that, the ministries can jointly take the initiative to hold the next summit of the «six» as needed,» Ushakov said. , 15:28The Kremlin spoke about the President's schedule for the coming days
