Foreign Pool Report # 1

Hi,

I am your foreign pooler on this day of the Central Asia–US Summit at the White House.

Background Information

The Heads of State of five Central Asian Countries are visiting the White House at the invitation of President Trump.

1. Kazakhstan: President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev
2. Uzbekistan: President Shavkat Mirziyoyev
3. Tajikistan: Emomali Rahmon
4. Turkmenistan: Serdar Gurbangulyýewiç Berdimuhamedow
5. Kyrgyzstan: Sadyr Nurgojo uulu Japarov

C5+1 forum was launched on November 1, 2015, when foreign ministers of these countries met at Samarkand in Uzbekistan. November 1, 20205 marked the 10^th anniversary of its establishment.

The first presidential-level summit was on September 19, 2023, when then-President Joe Biden hosted a meeting with Central Asian presidents at the US Mission to the United Nations in New York on the sidelines of the annual session of the UN General Assembly. Statement .

But this is the first-ever C5+1 Summit at the White House. It is worth noting that the Uzbek President is the only sitting Central Asian president to have been received at the White House. He had a working visit in 2018.

The President of Kazakhstan first broke the news about the summit on X. https://x.com/aqorda_press/status/1982435309116887457

Ahead of the critical meeting, Deputy Secretary of State Chris Landau and Special US Envoy for South and Central Asia Sergio Gor had visited Uzbekistan and Kazakhstan. “It was a hugely successful visit,” Gor said at the C5+1 Welcome Reception at the State Department on Wednesday.

“President Trump has asked us to engage more actively. He invited the five presidents here,” Landau said. The foreign ministers of Kazakhstan, Uzbekistan, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan and the ambassador of the Kyrgyz Republic attended the welcome reception.

“Under his (POTUS) leadership, the United States has pursued a clear, principled foreign policy that defends our interests, promote peace through strength, and builds partnerships that are based on results, not rhetoric. The C5+1 platform remains central to that vision, expanding cooperation on energy, infrastructure, and economic growth that makes America and our partners safer, stronger, and more prosperous,” Gor said.

“Our national interests are aligned, and I think tonight’s reception, tomorrow’s meeting, and some of the things we’re going to do together in the months and weeks and – to come are going to further strengthen that,” Secretary of State Marco Rubio said at the welcome reception.

Uzbekistan's President Mirziyoyev arrived in the US on November 4. At the airport, he was welcomed by the U.S. Deputy Secretary of State Christopher Landau, American-Uzbek Chamber of Commerce Chair Carolyn Lamm, and other officials. https://x.com/president_uz/status/1986222621944430609

President of Kazakhstan Kassym-Jomart Tokayev arrived in Washington DC on November 5th. https://x.com/MFA_KZ/status/1986276794027200527

President Emomali Rahmon of Tajikistan arrived this morning. https://x.com/EmomaliRahmonTJ/status/1986433533435371923

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