Germany and Central Asian states voice support for closer cooperation via 'Middle Corridor'
Chancellor Olaf Scholz hosted leaders from Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan and Uzbekistan to discuss strengthening regional and economic cooperation.
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00:00 Germany's Chancellor Olaf Scholz welcomed leaders from the five Central Asian states
00:05 on Friday as EU member states seek to win geopolitical allies in the region.
00:10 In Berlin, leaders from Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan and Uzbekistan discussed
00:16 strengthening regional and economic cooperation and the development of a so-called "Middle
00:21 Corridor" route connecting the region with Europe.
00:25 The chairwoman of the Committee on Eastern European Economic Relations called the meeting
00:30 "historic" as she proposed five priorities for intensifying cooperation - energy, raw
00:36 materials, agriculture, transportation and vocational training.
00:41 In a joint statement, all parties stressed the importance of respecting the global sanctions
00:46 regime against Russia.
00:48 Central Asian states have often been accused of providing Moscow with supplies it can't
00:52 obtain due to punitive measures it's facing over the Ukraine war.
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