Secretary General of the Organisation for Security and Co-operation in Europe (OSCE) Helga Maria Schmid will visit Turkmenistan on 31 October. The organisation said in a press release that a "Forum of the OSCE Secretary General and the Ministers of Foreign Affairs of Central Asia Countries" is planned in Ashgabat.
The high-level strategic discussion will focus on the complex challenges the region is facing, such as border security risks, the far-reaching implications of climate change and the opportunities strengthened connectivity can bring to the whole region.
"The meeting will offer a platform to lay out key opportunities for Central Asian participating States for enhancing their regional co-operation to address these challenges and discuss how the OSCE can support these efforts."
Experts told Daryo that the region of 70mn people is reeling from the environmental disaster of the Aral Sea. The water level of the Caspian Sea is now falling and there is a shortage of water in the transboundary Amu Darya River.
Three Central Asian countries (Tajikistan, Turkmenistan and Uzbekistan) also share borders with Afghanistan, where marginalised radical groups operate.
Eziz Boyarov
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