German Chancellor Olaf Scholz and Central Asian leaders met in Astana to strengthen economic ties and address regional challenges, including human rights concerns and the situation in Afghanistan.
German Chancellor Olaf Scholz on September 17 told the leaders of the five Central Asia n states that the development of cooperation with their countries was 'a strategic goal' for Germany . 'Never before has the exchange between our societies been so close -- and it is constantly increasing politically, economically, and culturally,' Scholz said, adding that Berlin wants 'to continue and further intensify this.
'By uniting east and west, north and south, Central Asia can become a center of attraction of technologies, localization of production, and producing outputs with a high added value,' he said, adding that the region was 'open for cooperation in different spheres.
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