EU seals new Central Asia partnership deal as debut Samarkand summit ends
Amid global tensions following Trump's tariff announcements, the EU marked 30 years of diplomatic ties by declaring a new strategic partnership with Central Asia.
READ MORE : http://www.euronews.com/2025/04/04/eu-seals-new-central-asia-partnership-deal-as-debut-samarkand-summit-ends
Subscribe to our channel. Euronews is available on Dailymotion in 12 languages
Amid global tensions following Trump's tariff announcements, the EU marked 30 years of diplomatic ties by declaring a new strategic partnership with Central Asia.
READ MORE : http://www.euronews.com/2025/04/04/eu-seals-new-central-asia-partnership-deal-as-debut-samarkand-summit-ends
Subscribe to our channel. Euronews is available on Dailymotion in 12 languages
Category
🗞
NewsTranscript
00:00The first ever EU-Central Asia Summit, where the EU's Antonio Costa and Ursula von der
00:04Leyen were present, has concluded after two days of meetings in the Uzbek city of Samarkand
00:10with the leaders of Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan and Uzbekistan.
00:14In today's international context, the importance of a functioning rules-based multilateral
00:22order cannot be overstated. Our meeting today encourages even more European Union-Central
00:31Asia cooperation in multilateral fora, reinforcing our shared commitment to a peaceful and prosperous
00:41global order.
00:43Regarding the new strategic partnership between Central Asia and Europe, Commission President
00:47Ursula von der Leyen said she believes this will lead to new opportunities, especially
00:51in the energy, tourism, trade and transport sectors.
00:54A strategic location can open global trade routes and investment flows, and these new
01:02investments will enhance sovereignty. They will strengthen your economies, and most importantly
01:10they will make new friendships.
01:13At the Samarkand Summit, the EU sent out a key message that they want to be a big economical
01:19player in the region of Central Asia, and they are willing to put big money on the
01:23table in order to do this. The 12 billion euros investment plan is focusing on climate
01:29action, water management, infrastructure and mining. These are areas where European companies
01:36are traditionally very good, and they are now hoping for new contracts.
01:41In terms of geopolitics, the EU also had a clear message. At the times when Brussels
01:48is facing trade war from the West and land war from the East, they got a new partner
01:54in a strategic location – Central Asia.
01:58Sándor GÃros reported for Euronews from Samarkand, Uzbekistan.