Asian countries to setup working group on Afghanistan

Asian countries to setup working group on Afghanistan

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India and five Central Asian countries named Kazakhstan, Uzbekistan, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan and Kyrgyzstan have decided to set up a joint working group on Afghanistan. This decision has been taken at the India hosted the very first India-Central Asia Summit.

1^st India-Central Asia Summit:

As per the senior officials’ level information, Ministry of External Affairs Secretary (West) Reenat Sandhu has officially given statement that, The first India-Central Asia Summit, hosted by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, in virtual format was attended by five presidents — Kazakhstan’s Kassym-Jomart Tokayev, Uzbekistan’s Shavkat Mirziyoyev, Tajikistan’s Emomali Rahmon, Turkmenistan’s Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedow and Kyrgyz Republic’s Sadyr Japarov.

Decision taken at the summit:

• At the summit, Modi proposed for developing a roadmap for the next 30 years.
  It was decided that leaders of India and Central Asian countries would organize a summit-level meeting every two years and the next summit might be organized in 2024.
• At the meeting, the leaders accorded to continue close consultations on Afghanistan and decided to setup a joint working group on the country at the senior officials’ level.
• India and Central Asian countries are devoted to combating the threat of terrorism and drug trafficking.
• Joint counter-terrorism exercises will be organized between India and interested Central Asian countries.

About five Asian Countries:

Kazakhstan

Capital: Nur-Sultan

Currency: Kazakhstani Tenge

President: Kassaym-Jomart

Uzbekistan

Capital: Tashkent

Currency: Uzbekistani So’m

President: Shavkat Mirziyoyev

Tajikistan

Capital: Dushanbe

Currency: Tajikistani Somoni

President: Emomoli Rahmon

 Turkmenistan

Capital: Ashgabat

Currency: Turkmenistan Manat

President: Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedow

Kyrgyzstan

Capital: Bishkek

Currency: Kyrgyzstani Som

President: Sadyr Japarov

Question & Answer:

Q1. Name the five countries which are participated in first ever India-Central Asia Summit?

Ans. Kazakhstan, Uzbekistan, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan and Kyrgyzstan

Q2. What is the motive behind this year’s India-Central Asia Summit?

Ans. To establish joint working group on Afghanistan

Q3. Who hosted the first ever India-Central Asia Summit?

Ans. India (led by PM Narendra Modi)

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