Diplomacy Central Asia-China Secretariat launched in Xian
By Diplomacy Journal Lee Kap-soo Senior officials from China and Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Turkmenistan, Tajikistan, Uzbekistan gathered in Xian on March 30, 2024, to inaugurate the Secretariat of the Central Asia-China cooperation mechanism. From the Kazakh side, Deputy Foreign Minister Alibek Bakayev attended the Central Asia-China Secretariat opening ceremony. In particular, it was underlined that the launch of the Secretariat was an outcome of the 1st Central Asia-China Summit, which took place in Xian in 2023. He highlighted the foreign policy priorities of Kazakhstan, including good-neighb