A summit of the heads of state of Central Asia will be held in Dushanbe

On September 14 and 15 of this year, the fifth anniversary Consultative Meeting of the Heads of State of Central Asia will take place in the capital of Tajikistan.

On August 30, 2023, a briefing for representatives of the diplomatic corps and the media was held at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, dedicated to the preparations for the Fifth Anniversary Consultative Meeting of the Heads of State of Central Asia.

During the briefing, Deputy Foreign Minister Sodik Imomi reported that as part of this event, there will also be another meeting of the Council of the Founding States of the International Fund for Saving the Aral Sea.

In addition, Imomi announced that within the framework of this event, 16 parallel activities will take place in Dushanbe, including the Economic Forum of Central Asian States.

Also, after these events, there will be an “Exhibition of National Dishes.” It is expected that guests will once again be shown pyramids and various figures made from vegetables, fruits, and melons, which, according to experts, will bring no benefit other than showiness and excessive spending of budget funds.

It is expected that the anniversary Consultative Meeting of the Heads of State of Central Asia will be attended by the presidents of Central Asian countries. However, Turkmen media report that Rahmon invited the former president of Turkmenistan Gurbanguly Berdymukhamedov, rather than his son, the current president Serdar Berdymukhamedov.