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VOA Uzbek: EU boosts its Central Asia strategy

VOA Uzbek: EU boosts its Central Asia strategy

As the U.S. seeks to strengthen ties with resource-rich Central Asia, the European Union is also reaching out to the region. Having adopted a new strategy for Central Asia in 2019, the bloc appears to be making renewed efforts to implement it. EU Commissioner for External Relations Jozef Sikela has begun a tour of the region ahead of an EU-Central Asia summit in Uzbekistan in April.
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ທ່ານ ທ​ຣຳ ຂົ່ມ​ຂູ່​ຈະ​ເກັບ​ພາ​ສີ​ຢ່າງ​ໃຫຍ່​ຕໍ່​ເຫຼົ້າ ຂອງ ຢູ​ໂຣບ
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Ukraine peace, global security top G7 agenda as diplomats convene in Canada

Voice of America

time13-03-2025

  • Voice of America

Ukraine peace, global security top G7 agenda as diplomats convene in Canada

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