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Eurasian Net (17 September 2024)

Central Asian leaders sent German Chancellor Olaf Scholz a clear and consistent message during his three-day visit to the region: ‘to get, you’ve got to give.’

The five Central Asian heads of state gathered in the Kazakh capital Astana on September 17 for a meeting with Scholz, with discussions focusing on expanding trade between the West and Central Asia. Germany is particularly interested in boosting natural gas imports from the region as part of a continuing pan-European Union effort to pivot away from Russian energy. No specific deals were announced at the meeting’s conclusion, but all sides were upbeat about the future, holding out the possibility that agreements can be reached in the not-too-distant future.

“Exchanges between our societies have never been so close, and they are constantly growing,” the DPA news agency quoted Scholz as saying.

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