🌏 Today, the world demands new international platforms for dialogue. Moreover, these should be new venues that have not discredited themselves with the policy of “double standards”. In our opinion, the SCO is precisely such a platform today. 

This organisation, at each stage of its evolution, has solved particular problems within a certain period of time, acquiring authority in the international community. Therefore, we can confidently state that today the SCO has transformed from a regional organisation into an international structure.

However, the complex current situation in the world requires that such relatively young international organisations or structures as the SCO and BRICS+ join forces and create a new international structure of global significance and assume planetary responsibility for the fate of humanity.

The countries of Central Asia and Russia could initiate this process immediately, writes Rustam Haidarzoda, Director of the Institute for the Study of Asian and European Countries, National Academy of Sciences of Tajikistan, for the 4th Central Asian conference of the Valdai Discussion Club.

https://valdaiclub.com/a/highlights/central-asia-and-russia-on-the-path-to-building/

#CentralAsianValdai #WiderEurasia #CentralAsia

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🤝🌏 The nascent just world order is facing its greatest challenges. Against this background, relations between Russia and the states of Central Asia are characterised by stability, a high level of trust and mutual respect, and are essentially privileged in nature.

The well-being of the peoples of the six countries of Eurasia, as well as, in many ways, the peace and stability of the region depends on how the trust-based bilateral and multilateral (Central Asia plus Russia) dialogue, as well as the multifaceted cooperation that has developed between the parties is maintained and improved upon, writes Rashid Alimov, Doctor of Political Sciences, Professor at the Academy of Public Administration under the President of the Republic of Tajikistan and the Taihe Institute (China), Secretary General of the SCO (2016-2018).

https://valdaiclub.com/a/highlights/granite-does-not-melt-the-prospects/

📍 The material was prepared especially for the 4th Central Asian Conference of the Valdai Discusdion Club.

#WiderEurasia #CentralAsianValdai #CentralAsia

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🇹🇷🌏 Over the past years, Turkey has been successfully fostering unity among Turkic-speaking peoples, and receiving economic and political dividends.

The Central Asian states gained independence more than thirty years ago and the region has largely remained outside the field of vision of the Western powers, which recognise it as being within Russia’s sphere of influence. However, this region has great mineral resources and infrastructure potential, which makes it a testing ground for diplomatic battles involving new political players.

Obviously, now it is the perfect time to redistribute spheres of influence in this region, because Russia is busy addressing the Ukraine crisis, and the majority of the population of Central Asia is a generation that grew up after the fall of the Soviet Union and is free of its cultural influence. Thanks to this, Turkey has an undeniable advantage there, which it certainly uses.

By promoting the idea of a shared past helps to establish relationships in completely different areas, Turkey is penetrating into the areas of defence, energy and culture, becoming a real counterweight to Russia, Anna Machina writes.

https://valdaiclub.com/a/highlights/turkish-challenge/

#Multipolarity_and_Connectivity #Turkey #CentralAsia

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🗣 #CentralAsianValdai: Programme of the 5th Central Asian Conference of the Valdai Discussion Club “Russia and the Central Asia: Cooperation in the Multipolar World”

Irkutsk, March 4 – 5, 2025

Attention! The time specified in the programme is local


📆 March 4, Tuesday

09:30 – 9:50 — Opening of the conference (live: Russian, English)

10:00 – 11:30 — Session I. True Multipolarity: Opportunities and Challenges (live: Russian, English)

Fundamental changes in the international environment pose similar challenges and opportunities for both Russia and the Central Asian countries. The aim of this session is to discuss the main opportunities and challenges for Russia and Central Asian countries in the context of the emerging new international order.

12:00 – 13:30 — Session II. Eurasian Security and State Sovereignty

Russia and Central Asia are aiming to create a space for constructive interstate cooperation in Eurasia and to solve acute problems of development and security without jeopardizing state sovereignty. Possible methods and directions of such cooperation are the main subject of discussion in this session.

14:30 – 16:00 — Session III. Adequate Solutions to Common Challenges: Climate, Water, Demography

The consequences of climate change, water supply and demography are the main issues directly related to cooperation between Russia and Central Asian countries. The objective of the session is to discuss the dynamics of common challenges and the joint actions needed to tackle them.

16:30 – 18:00 — Session IV. Russia and Central Asia in Greater Eurasia: International Trade and Transportation

International trade and transportation are the most essential areas of economic activity that shape the common space of Russia and Central Asia and ensure their engagement in the Eurasian and global economy. The main objective of the session is to identify the main trends of cooperation, discuss prospects and problems in these areas.


📆 March 5, Wednesday

10:00 – 11:30 — Open discussion (live: Russian, English)

The Valdai Club’s Central Asian conference traditionally features an open discussion format. The aim of this discussion is to bring attention to issues which have not been sufficiently covered in the main conference programme. 

https://valdaiclub.com/events/posts/articles/programme-of-the-5th-central-asian-conference-of-the-valdai-discussion-club/

#valdai_programme #CentralAsia

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