Prep Meeting for Korea-Central Asia Summit Held in Kazakhstan

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs announced today (Aug. 1) that it held the 3rd Senior Officials' Meeting (SOM) in Astana, Kazakhstan, on July 31 (local time) to prepare for the inaugural Korea-Central Asia Summit scheduled to take place in Seoul in September.

Chaired by Deputy Minister for Political Affairs Chung Eui-hye, the meeting was attended by representatives from five Central Asian countries, including the vice foreign ministers of Kazakhstan, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, and Uzbekistan, as well as the Kyrgyz ambassador to Kazakhstan.

This 3rd meeting marks the final high-level gathering to prepare for the first Korea-Central Asia Summit.

Previously, the 1st meeting was held in Seoul in April, followed by the 2nd meeting in Tashkent, Uzbekistan, in June.

(Photo: Provided by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Yonhap News)
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