On Friday, November 7, at 9:00 a.m. ET the Atlantic Council’s Eurasia Center will convene visiting policymakers and regional experts following the C5+1 Presidential Summit to discuss next steps for US-Central Asia relations.

Central Asia is a strategically important region that borders Russia, China, and Iran, and lies not far from India and Pakistan. US engagement in the region peaked after 9/11 but dropped off in the past several years. The Trump administration has provided a welcome new focus on Central Asia, noting convergent interests in critical minerals and rare earths, bilateral investment, and connectivity with world markets. The White House’s decision to convene the C5+1 at the presidential level—for the first time in Washington, DC—on November 6 is proof of this growing interest in the region.

Join us for discussions on the C5+1 Summit and the path ahead for US-Central Asia engagement.

New policy: In-person attendees will be required to show photo ID upon arrival, and no on-site registration will be permitted. Guests will not be admitted later than twenty minutes after the event’s start time. Registration for this event will close at 5:00 p.m. ET the day prior. 

Speakers

Agenda

9:00-10:00 a.m. ET | Partners in prosperity: Advancing shared interests between Central Asia and the US

Speakers 

Minister Sodyq Safoev
First Deputy Chairman
Senate of the Oliy Majlis of the Republic of Uzbekistan

Moderated by 

Amb. John Herbst
Senior Director, Eurasia Center
Atlantic Council

10:00-10:30 a.m. ET | Networking coffee break

Join us for coffee and networking in between panel discussions.

10:30-11:30 a.m. ET | Charting the path ahead for C5+1 cooperation 

Speakers

Eldor Aripov
Director
Institute for Strategic and Interregional Studies

S. Frederick Starr 
Distinguished Fellow for Eurasia and Chairman of the Central Asia-Caucasus Institute
American Foreign Policy Council

Brianne Todd
Nonresident Senior Fellow, Eurasia Center
Atlantic Council

Moderated by 

Andrew D’Anieri
Associate Director, Eurasia Center
Atlantic Council

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