INTERNATIONAL INSTITUTE OF CENTRAL ASIA

On 5 November, the International Institute for Central Asia (IICA) hosted a round table on «Kazakhstan in a New Historical Cycle: Development Vectors and Horizons of Strategic Partnership and Alliance with Uzbekistan», dedicated to the Address of the President of Kazakhstan Kassym-Jomart Tokayev «Kazakhstan’s Actual Tasks in a New Historical Cycle».

In Moscow, Deputy Director of the International Institute for Central Asia (IICA) Sherzod Fayziev took part in the international conference “Greater Eurasia: Institutions, Development and Cooperation”, co-hosted by the Institute of China and Contemporary Asia of the Russian Academy of Sciences (ICCA RAS) and MGIMO University.

On 30 October 2026, Javlon Vakhabov, Director of the International Institute for Central Asia (IICA), held a meeting with Yeraly Tugzhanov, Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Republic of Kazakhstan to the Republic of Uzbekistan.

On 30 October, the International Institute for Central Asia (IICA) hosted an expert-diplomatic dialogue entitled “Central Asia and Azerbaijan: A New Political Environment Based on Trust and Cooperation”.

On 11 September, the International Institute for Central Asia hosted a delegation of researchers from the Student Association for International Affairs at Keio University, Japan.

On the sidelines of the inaugural Central Asia–Japan Think Tank Forum Director of the International Institute for Central Asia (IICA) Javlon Vakhabov met with Ambassador of Japan to the Republic of Uzbekistan Kenji Hirata.

Director of the International Institute for Central Asia (IICA) Amb. Javlon Vakhabov held a meeting with Head of the OSCE Project Coordinator in Uzbekistan Amb. Antti Karttunen.

IICA Director Javlon Vakhabov took part in the Caspian Policy Center’s webinar on the outcomes of the Avaza Summit of Central Asian Heads of State. In his view, the Summit marked a decade of transformation in which good-neighbourliness reshaped how the region’s countries approach shared challenges.

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President of Uzbekistan Shavkat Mirziyoyev addressed the 31st Conference of the Parties to the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change (COP31) in Antalya

O’ZBEKISTON

12.11.2026

President of Uzbekistan Shavkat Mirziyoyev addressed the 31st Conference of the Parties to the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change (COP31) in Antalya

The President outlined Uzbekistan’s progress on climate action. The country has achieved its target of reducing greenhouse gas emissions per unit of GDP by 35% ahead of schedule and has set a new goal of a 50% reduction by 2035. The economy’s water intensity has nearly halved over the past decade, while renewable sources are set to account for 54% of electricity generation within four years.

Cooperation between Central Asia and Afghanistan was Discussed in Almaty

QOZOG’ISTON

17.06.2026

Cooperation between Central Asia and Afghanistan was Discussed in Almaty

The 8th Meeting of Special Representatives and Envoys of the European Union and the Central Asian States on Afghanistan was held in Almaty.

Warm congratulations to the brotherly Kyrgyz people on the 35th anniversary of the independence of the Kyrgyz Republic!

QIRG’IZISTON

31.08.2026

Warm congratulations to the brotherly Kyrgyz people on the 35th anniversary of the independence of the Kyrgyz Republic!

Fittingly, on this day Bishkek is hosting the anniversary SCO Summit — Kyrgyzstan holds the Organization’s chairmanship in the year of its 25th anniversary.

Celebrations marking the 35th anniversary of the Republic’s independence were held in Tajikistan.

TOJIKISTON

13.09.2026

Celebrations marking the 35th anniversary of the Republic’s independence were held in Tajikistan.

Two major facilities were inaugurated in Dushanbe ahead of the anniversary: the National Theatre and the National Stadium, designed to accommodate 30,000 spectators, which hosted a theatrical performance. The capital also held a ceremonial parade and a festive procession.

Warm congratulations to the brotherly people of Turkmenistan on the 35th anniversary of independence!

TURKMANISTON

27.09.2026

Warm congratulations to the brotherly people of Turkmenistan on the 35th anniversary of independence!

Uzbekistan and Turkmenistan share centuries of friendship and good-neighbourliness, and today our relations continue to grow as a strategic partnership.

IICA strengthens partnership with the Martti Ahtisaari Peace Foundation

COOPERATION

11.11.2025

IICA strengthens partnership with the Martti Ahtisaari Peace Foundation

On October 31, the International Institute for Central Asia (IICA) hosted a roundtable discussion titled “Central Asia and the Nordic Countries: New Opportunities for Partnership” with the participation of H.E. Alexander Stubb, President of Finland. Within the framework of the event, a Cooperation Agreement was signed between the International Institute for Central Asia and the Martti Ahtisaari Peace Foundation.

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