Praising Central Asia’s geographic role as a global gateway, von der Leyen also announced major EU investments in the region.

The leaders of the European Union and five countries of Central Asia are holding their first summit to discuss ways to boost ...

Fertile lands are rapidly decreasing while the Central Asian region’s population is growing, and in 25 years from now, it can ...

Central Asia and the EU announced a strategic partnership at the Samarkand summit, focusing on transport, energy and digital ...

SAMARKAND, UZBEKISTAN – With access to rare metals and critical minerals on their minds, a number of top EU leaders are ...

As the ancient Silk Road city of Samarkand prepares to host the first-ever Central Asia-European Union summit, Uzbek ...

Kazakhstan's announcement of vast rare earth deposits on the eve of the Central Asia-European Union summit highlights the ...

The European Commission chief Ursula von der Leyen and Antonio Costa — the head of the European Council — were in Uzbekistan ...

This photo taken on April 4, 2025 shows a scene during the first Central Asia-EU summit in Samarkand, Uzbekistan. The first ...

The Samarkand summit marks a watershed moment in EU-Central Asia relations at a time when the international order is ...

Central Asia summit, to be held on April 3-4 in the Uzbek city of Samarkand, is seen by some observers as a potential ...

Federal Minister for Climate Change and Environmental Coordination, Musadik Malik, represented Pakistan at the Samarkand ...