Kazakh President Toqaev's call for closer defense cooperation among Central Asian countries sparks debate about the region's evolving security landscape and Russia's influence.
A diplomat before he became a politician, Kazakh President Qasym-Zhomart Toqaev has mastered the art of getting a timely message across while leaving his audience pondering what the message means. His call last week for closer defense cooperation among Central Asia n countries is a case in point.The proposal didn't go unnoticed by the pro-Kremlin commentariat in Russia , which sees Central Asia n security as well within its sphere of privileged interests, despite the war in Ukraine.
Kazakh President Toqaev left welcomes Uzbek President Shavkat Mirziyoev to Astana on August 8. In using 'Mambets,' Mardan was employing a slur for rural Kazakhs that is from the Soviet era.But Mardan told his some 240,000 followers on Telegram that 'the idea of forming a defense union in Central Asia cannot be called viable.''Each of the republics has its own interests many border issues have not been resolved,' he said.
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