The head of the Council of Europe will meet with the leaders of Central Asia in Kyrgyzstan

The head of the Council of Europe, Charles Michel, will visit Kyrgyzstan on June 2-3 this year.

According to the EU delegation, Sh. Michel will participate in the second "European Union - Central Asia" summit, which will be held in Cholponota, hosted by the President of Kyrgyzstan, Sadir Japarov.

At the summit, the leaders of the Central Asian countries and the EU will discuss the prospects of cooperation between the two regions and international issues.

President of Uzbekistan Shavkat Mirziyoyev, President of Kazakhstan Kasim-Jomart Tokayev, President of Tajikistan Emomali Rahmon, Deputy Chairman of the Cabinet of Ministers of Turkmenistan Nurmuhammet Amannepesov will participate in the prestigious meeting.

During his visit to Kyrgyzstan, the head of the Council of Europe will hold bilateral meetings with the leaders of the Central Asian countries.

The dialogue platform in the format "European Union - Central Asia" was founded last year.

As we previously reported, the first face-to-face meeting of the leaders of the two regions took place on October 27, 2022 in Astana, Kazakhstan.

Charles Michel also visited Uzbekistan as part of his trip to Central Asia.