1st multilateral summit elevates Korea-Central Asia cooperation to leaders' level
Korea’s first multilateral summit with the five Central Asian countries marks an important step toward institutionalizing cooperation with the resource-rich region at the highest political level, reflecting its growing strategic importance amid intensifying global competition over supply chains, a Central Asia expert said Wednesday. The evaluation comes as the inaugural Korea-Central Asia Summit,…
The Korea Times reports that Korea's first multilateral summit with the five Central Asian countries has elevated cooperation between the two regions to a leaders' level, reflecting the growing strategic importance of Central Asia amid global competition over supply chains. The inaugural Korea-Central Asia Summit, hosted by President Lee Jae Myung in Seoul, brought together the leaders of Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, and Uzbekistan.
President Lee emphasized the importance of the "Silk Road spirit" of Central Asia, which has become more critical than ever in connecting people, technology, and culture between East and West. The summit marks a significant step in institutionalizing cooperation between Korea and Central Asia, which had previously been maintained at a ministerial level since the Korea-Central Asia Cooperation Forum was launched in 2007.
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