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C5+1
The C5+1 is a diplomatic summit that has been held every year since 2015 between the foreign ministers of the five Central Asian countries of Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, and Uzbekistan, with the United States Secretary of State to discuss and work on common issues of concern to improve and strengthen the U.S. relationship with the five Central Asian states, but to also enhance the relations between the individual nations in Central Asia. The format is used to discuss regional issues such as the war in Afghanistan, the Syrian civil war, the War on terror, combating drug and human trafficking, economic issues regarding trade relations, job growth in the region, and combating environmental issues.
The C5+1 is viewed as an attempt by the United States to gain influence in the Central Asian states countering Russia where U.S.–Russian relations have worsened since 2014, and what the U.S. has perceived as being Russia's ambitions to restore the Soviet Union.
The first meeting between the six states took place on September 26, 2015, during the seventieth session of the United Nations General Assembly where then-U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry met with his foreign minister counterparts from the five states to establish a new multilateral dialogue platform. Following the meeting at the U.N., from October to November, Kerry embarked on visiting each of the five countries marking the first time a Secretary of State visited these countries since James Baker in 1992 following their independence from the Soviet Union.
The C5+1's first summit took place on November 1 in Samarkand, Uzbekistan. The summit resulted in the six countries issuing a declaration on increasing cooperation in trade, transport, and energy. The parties also issued a Joint Declaration of Partnership and Cooperation where the countries will improve cooperation in regional trade, transport and communication, energy linkages, and transit opportunities, including upgrading existing facilities and promoting common rules and regulations. Kerry announced at the summit that the U.S. would launch a program called Smart Waters, which would focus on training future expert water managers and river basin planning for sustainable water management in the region.
The second summit was held in Washington, D.C., on August 3. The meeting itself marked the twenty-fifth anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic relations between each of the six states.
The summit resulted in the U.S. and the five Central Asian states launching five corresponding projects with the U.S. providing financial support up to fifteen million dollars. The projects include the Global Counterterrorism Forum (GCTF) Regional Dialogue, which aims to counter foreign terrorist fighters and radicalization to violence in the region. The dialogue will work to implement The Hague–Marrakech Memorandum on Good Practices for a More Effective Response to the Foreign Terrorist Fighter Phenomenon. The Central Asia Business Competitiveness (CABC) aims to make it easier for businesses in Central Asia to increase exports and enter new markets working with governments and trade authorities making it easier for businesses to export goods and to attract capital and technology to improve food production, processing, and packaging. The Transport Corridor Development (TCD) is to reduce the cost and time associated with moving goods across the borders in Central Asia and improve the quality of transport and logistics services across the region. Power the Future is to provide renewable energy across the region with the U.S. providing training and technical assistance on strategic energy planning, competitive procurement, grid integration, smart incentives, renewable energy zones, and innovative finance. Supporting National and Regional Adaptation Planning is to increase the region's capacity to adapt against the impact of climate change by helping the five nations adaptation process under the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change.
Two summits were held in 2017. The first was held in Dushanbe, Tajikistan, on July 26. This summit marked the first meeting without the Secretary of State and the foreign ministers of the five Central Asian nations. The meeting was held at the National Library with the United States being represented by R. Carl Paschall, the Deputy Coordinator for Operations Policy and Military Coordination of the State Department's Bureau of Counterterrorism and Countering Violent Extremism, with the then-U.S. Ambassador to Tajikistan, Elisabeth I. Millard. The meeting focused primarily on security concerns involving regional cooperation in counterterrorism and addressing the threat of foreign fighters in the region.
The second meeting was held on September 22 in New York with the ministers meeting with Rex Tillerson during the Seventy-second session of the United Nations General Assembly.
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The C5+1 is a diplomatic summit that has been held every year since 2015 between the foreign ministers of the five Central Asian countries of Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, and Uzbekistan, with the United States Secretary of State to discuss and work on common issues of concern to improve and strengthen the U.S. relationship with the five Central Asian states, but to also enhance the relations between the individual nations in Central Asia. The format is used to discuss regional issues such as the war in Afghanistan, the Syrian civil war, the War on terror, combating drug and human trafficking, economic issues regarding trade relations, job growth in the region, and combating environmental issues.
The C5+1 is viewed as an attempt by the United States to gain influence in the Central Asian states countering Russia where U.S.–Russian relations have worsened since 2014, and what the U.S. has perceived as being Russia's ambitions to restore the Soviet Union.
The first meeting between the six states took place on September 26, 2015, during the seventieth session of the United Nations General Assembly where then-U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry met with his foreign minister counterparts from the five states to establish a new multilateral dialogue platform. Following the meeting at the U.N., from October to November, Kerry embarked on visiting each of the five countries marking the first time a Secretary of State visited these countries since James Baker in 1992 following their independence from the Soviet Union.
The C5+1's first summit took place on November 1 in Samarkand, Uzbekistan. The summit resulted in the six countries issuing a declaration on increasing cooperation in trade, transport, and energy. The parties also issued a Joint Declaration of Partnership and Cooperation where the countries will improve cooperation in regional trade, transport and communication, energy linkages, and transit opportunities, including upgrading existing facilities and promoting common rules and regulations. Kerry announced at the summit that the U.S. would launch a program called Smart Waters, which would focus on training future expert water managers and river basin planning for sustainable water management in the region.
The second summit was held in Washington, D.C., on August 3. The meeting itself marked the twenty-fifth anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic relations between each of the six states.
The summit resulted in the U.S. and the five Central Asian states launching five corresponding projects with the U.S. providing financial support up to fifteen million dollars. The projects include the Global Counterterrorism Forum (GCTF) Regional Dialogue, which aims to counter foreign terrorist fighters and radicalization to violence in the region. The dialogue will work to implement The Hague–Marrakech Memorandum on Good Practices for a More Effective Response to the Foreign Terrorist Fighter Phenomenon. The Central Asia Business Competitiveness (CABC) aims to make it easier for businesses in Central Asia to increase exports and enter new markets working with governments and trade authorities making it easier for businesses to export goods and to attract capital and technology to improve food production, processing, and packaging. The Transport Corridor Development (TCD) is to reduce the cost and time associated with moving goods across the borders in Central Asia and improve the quality of transport and logistics services across the region. Power the Future is to provide renewable energy across the region with the U.S. providing training and technical assistance on strategic energy planning, competitive procurement, grid integration, smart incentives, renewable energy zones, and innovative finance. Supporting National and Regional Adaptation Planning is to increase the region's capacity to adapt against the impact of climate change by helping the five nations adaptation process under the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change.
Two summits were held in 2017. The first was held in Dushanbe, Tajikistan, on July 26. This summit marked the first meeting without the Secretary of State and the foreign ministers of the five Central Asian nations. The meeting was held at the National Library with the United States being represented by R. Carl Paschall, the Deputy Coordinator for Operations Policy and Military Coordination of the State Department's Bureau of Counterterrorism and Countering Violent Extremism, with the then-U.S. Ambassador to Tajikistan, Elisabeth I. Millard. The meeting focused primarily on security concerns involving regional cooperation in counterterrorism and addressing the threat of foreign fighters in the region.
The second meeting was held on September 22 in New York with the ministers meeting with Rex Tillerson during the Seventy-second session of the United Nations General Assembly.