Chinese President Xi Jinping reached Kazakhstan on Monday to attend the second China–Central Asia Summit, a high-stakes diplomatic gathering aimed at deepening Beijing’s economic and strategic ties with the region. The summit, which will be held on Tuesday in the Kazakh capital Astana, comes at a time when China is intensifying its outreach to Central […]
Read MoreIndia and five Central Asian nations have reaffirmed their intent to collaborate on the exploration and development of rare earth elements and critical minerals. At the India-Central Asia Dialogue held in New Delhi on 6 June 2025 under the chairship of the Indian External Affairs Minister, Subrahmanyam Jaishankar, the foreign ministers of India, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, […]
Read MoreHaving arrived in Central Asia to make deals, Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni did a lot of name-checking during a policy address at the Astana International Forum. First, she went for the low-hanging fruit, giving a shout-out to Marco Polo, pointing to the legendary 13th century Venetian merchant-explorer to support her assertion that it is […]
Read MoreOrgan transplantation in Kazakhstan relies heavily on living donors due to distrust in the system and religious beliefs. Only 10 out of 86 families consented to donation after death in 2024. Organ transplantation, which is often the only way to save a life, is directly dependent on donors. But their sometimes unreliable availability often leads […]
Read MoreBy Catherine Putz In 2013, Chinese leader Xi Jinping announced the land-based portion of what we now call the Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) in a speech delivered in Kazakhstan’s capital, Astana. More than a decade – and more than a trillion dollars in FDI across Asia, Africa and Latin America – later, China is […]
Read MoreBy Matteo Meloni By the end of May, Giorgia Meloni, the Italian Prime Minister, will visit Kazakhstan and Uzbekistan. The visit, postponed from April because of the death of Pope Francis, marks a formal shift in Italy’s approach to Central Asia. Rome is seeking to expand its influence in the region through direct political engagement, […]
Read MoreThis is said in the joint statement of the two countries on further deepening the relations of comprehensive partnership and strategic interaction in the new era in commemoration of the 80th anniversary of the Victory of the Soviet Union in the Great Patriotic War, the Victory of the Chinese People in the War of Resistance […]
Read MoreThe sixth Meeting of the Special Representatives and Envoys of Central Asian States and the EU for Afghanistan was held in the capital of Tajikistan. This meeting focused on the approach of Central Asian countries and the European Union in providing assistance to Afghanistan. The human rights situation and security challenges in Afghanistan were among […]
Read MoreIran’s Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei has officially confirmed Masoud Pezeshkian as the country’s new president, following a ceremony broadcast by IRIB and attended by high-ranking officials and theologians in Tehran. Pezeshkian’s inauguration is scheduled for July 30 at the parliament building, with over 300 foreign guests expected, including Turkmenistan’s Foreign Minister Rashid Meredov. Turkmenistan and […]
Read MoreASTANA – Why does regionalism matter in the region? How do countries implement multilateral dialogue? Which country is an informal authority in the region? These are the topics we discussed with Filippo Costa Buranelli, Associate Professor in International Relations at the University of St. Andrews, in a recent interview. As an expert, Costa Buranelli published […]
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