"According to the US Department of State, the forum aims to increase cooperation between Washington and the Central Asian countries to advance regional solutions to global challenges through fair and reciprocal economic partnerships, increased energy security, and promoting peace through strength. C5+1 working groups support three pillars of engagement: economy, energy, and security, it added. But Thursday's meeting with the heads of former Soviet republics comes as both Russia and China look to secure their own trade deals in the region."
"Talks were also used to discuss security concerns relating to the war in Afghanistan before the US pulled out in 2021. In 2023, then-US President Joe Biden held a meeting with Central Asian leaders on the sidelines of the United Nations General Assembly for the first time as well, marking a significant shift in US focus to the region. According to a statement issued by Kazakh President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev, the discussion between the two leaders in 2023 addressed strengthening cooperation to address security challenges,"
President Donald Trump will host the heads of Uzbekistan, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, and Turkmenistan in Washington for the annual C5+1 summit. The forum, founded in 2015, aims to increase cooperation through fair economic partnerships, increased energy security, and promoting peace through strength. C5+1 working groups focus on economy, energy, and security. The meeting occurs amid growing Russian and Chinese efforts to secure trade deals in the region, with expectations that trade agreements and critical mineral resources will be discussed. The forum previously addressed trade, transport, energy, communications, and security concerns including Afghanistan and renewed US regional engagement in 2023.
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