A surprise heatwave hit Central Asia in March, a new study published Friday showed, putting in danger crops and water supply in a largely rural region already heavily affected by the impacts of ...

On April 3-4, delegations from the European Union and the five Central Asian nations will convene in Samarkand for the first-ever Central Asia-European Union Summit. This landmark gathering takes ...

Yet these wider geopolitical currents have, in many ways, cleared Europe’s path to Central Asia. Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, coupled with a more transactional U.S. foreign policy ...

Russia and China loomed large over the first EU-Central Asia summit as both sides aimed to boost trade and diplomatic ties. The EU pitched itself to Central Asia as "reliable" amid a turbulent ...

Leaders from the EU and Central Asia met in Samarkand to enhance economic and political ties, as the region pivots towards Europe in light of shifting geopolitical dynamics. A first-time summit in ...

Get Instant Summarized Text (Gist) A March heat wave in Central Asia, with temperatures up to 10°C above pre-industrial levels, threatens crops and water supplies in the region. Climate change ...

Samarkand (Uzbekistan) (AFP) – The EU proclaimed a "new era" in ties with Central Asia on Friday at a major summit in Uzbekistan, as Brussels presses its influence in the region in the face of ...

Embassies of Central Asia (C5) and the Secretariat of the Central Asia-Republic of Korea Cooperation Forum (CARK) highlighted the tourism potential of Central Asia in Seoul on Wednesday.

Billed as a potentially transformative event that could supercharge the European Union’s emergence as a major regional player, the inaugural Central Asia-EU summit instead underwhelmed. The two-day ...

On 4 April 2025, the first Central Asia - European Union Summit was held in Samarkand. It was chaired by the President of the Republic of Uzbekistan Shavkat Mirziyoyev. The EU was represented by the ...

Such attitudes are a holdover from the Soviet era, when Slavs in the Russian heartland generally regarded all of Central Asia as backwater. But the program is not only a reflection of long-standing ...