Central Asia

Kazakh President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev arrived in Kyrgyzstan Thursday (21 August) for a formal state visit at the invitation of President Sadyr Japarov. The visit coincides with the seventh session of the Supreme Interstate Council and signals a deepening of strategic ties between the two Central Asian neighbours. Both countries share close historical, cultural, and geopolitical links, and this engagement underscores their commitment to sustained regional cooperation.

US President Donald Trump's administration is actively discussing with Azerbaijan the possibility of bringing that nation and some Central Asian allies into the Abraham Accords, hoping to deepen their existing ties with Israel, according to five sources with knowledge of the matter who spoke to Reuters. As part of the Abraham Accords, inked in 2020 and 2021 during Trump's first term in office, four Muslim-majority countries agreed to normalise diplomatic relations with Israel after U.S. mediation.

Today (18 July), Tajikistan and the United Arab Emirates signed an intergovernmental agreement on air transport cooperation, marking a significant development in strengthening ties between Central Asia and the Gulf region.