A business conference marking the 10th anniversary of the C5+1 diplomatic platform will be held Thursday at the Kennedy Center in Washington, D.C., the U.S. Department of State announced. The event is organized by the U.S. Department of State in partnership with the Kennedy Center.
The conference will bring together government and business representatives from the United States and the five Central Asian countries — Kazakhstan, the Kyrgyz Republic, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, and Uzbekistan.
Speakers include Turkmenistan’s Foreign Minister Rashid Meredov, U.S. Senator Steve Daines, and U.S. Special Presidential Envoy Richard Grenell, among others. Deputy Secretary of State Christopher Landau will lead a plenary session with business executives.
According to the announcement, the gathering will serve as a key platform to strengthen business ties and discuss prospects for trade, investment, and joint projects between the Central Asian countries and the United States.
Established in 2015, the C5+1 format serves as a multilateral framework for engagement between the five Central Asian nations and the United States. The dialogue focuses on economic development, regional cooperation, and security.