EU-Central Asia Summit in Samarkand: Economy First

The first EU–Central Asia summit was held in Samarkand on 3–4 April, with the participation of heads of EU institutions and presidents of Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan and Uzbekistan. The EU side was represented by the president of the European Commission Ursula von der Leyen, the president of the European Council António Costa and the Vice-President of the European Investment Bank (EIB) and the president of the European Bank for Reconstruction and improvement (EBRD).