India to host 5 Central Asian foreign ministers on 19 December
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India to host 5 Central Asian foreign ministers on 19 December

Foreign ministers of Uzbekistan, Turkmenistan, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyz Republic and Tajikistan will meet in Delhi. They are scheduled to jointly call on Prime Minister Narendra Modi.

   
External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar during the 2nd India-Central Asia Dialogue via video conferencing in New Delhi on 28 October 2020 | ANI File Photo

External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar | ANI File Photo

New Delhi: The third India-Central Asia dialogue will be held on December 19 in the national capital and it will be attended by the foreign ministers of Uzbekistan, Turkmenistan, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyz Republic and Tajikistan, the Ministry of External Affairs announced on Thursday.

It said the dialogue is expected to discuss further strengthening trade, connectivity and development cooperation between the two sides besides exchanging views on regional and global issues of mutual interests.

The foreign ministers are also scheduled to jointly call on Prime Minister Narendra Modi.


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