INTERNATIONAL INSTITUTE OF CENTRAL ASIA

Happy 35th Anniversary of the State Independence of the Republic of Uzbekistan!

On 11 August this year, Javlon Vakhabov, Director of the International Institute for Central Asia (IICA), held a meeting with Kenji Hirata, Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of Japan to the Republic of Uzbekistan.

On August 4, IICA Director Javlon Vakhabov met with Natalia Stapran, Director of the Third Rome Center for Cross-Sectoral Expertise.

On August 11, IICA Director Javlon Vakhabov held an online meeting with Alev Kılıç, Director of the Turkish Center for Eurasian Studies (AVİM, Avrasya İncelemeleri Merkezi).

On August 6, the International Institute for Central Asia (IICA) held an online roundtable on "The Central Asian Process: From the Outcomes of the Tashkent and Cholpon-Ata Summits to the Avaza Agenda."

IICA representatives joined a meeting between the international ACQUIN accreditation panel and students and alumni of the University of World Economy and Diplomacy (UWED).

The International Institute for Central Asia held a staff meeting to review its work over the first half of this year and to set priorities for the period ahead.

The International Institute for Central Asia (IICA) hosted a meeting between IICA Director Javlon Vakhabov and Abdul Hai Qanit, Director of the Center for Strategic Studies (CSS) under the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Afghanistan.

As part of the 12th Primakov Readings International Scientific and Expert Forum, a thematic session entitled "The Middle East: An Elusive Peace?" was held.

Central Asian countries news

President of Azerbaijan Ilham Aliyev will pay a state visit to Uzbekistan on August 23–24.

O’ZBEKISTON

21.08.2026

President of Azerbaijan Ilham Aliyev will pay a state visit to Uzbekistan on August 23–24.

Tashkent will host top-level talks and the third meeting of the Supreme Interstate Council. On the agenda: scaling up trade turnover, cooperation at the business and regional levels, transport and transit, and cultural and humanitarian exchange. A package of documents is expected to be signed at the conclusion of the visit.

Cooperation between Central Asia and Afghanistan was Discussed in Almaty

QOZOG’ISTON

17.06.2026

Cooperation between Central Asia and Afghanistan was Discussed in Almaty

The 8th Meeting of Special Representatives and Envoys of the European Union and the Central Asian States on Afghanistan was held in Almaty.

Kyrgyz airline Aero Nomad will launch regular flights on the Bishkek–Tashkent route starting August 23

QIRG’IZISTON

03.08.2026

Kyrgyz airline Aero Nomad will launch regular flights on the Bishkek–Tashkent route starting August 23

Flights will operate twice a week — on Thursdays and Sundays — using Airbus A320 aircraft. This brings the number of carriers on the route to three, alongside Centrum Air and Uzbekistan Airways. Looking ahead, Aero Nomad is considering launching direct flights from Bishkek to Samarkand and Urgench.

TOJIKISTON

15.08.2026

Emomali Rahmon: "The Uzbek-speaking population of Tursunzoda must be provided with Uzbek-language educational institutions and textbooks"

During a working trip to Tursunzoda, the President of Tajikistan instructed officials to build schools with instruction in Uzbek for the city's Uzbek-speaking population and to supply them with textbooks and teaching materials in their native language.

We sincerely congratulate the friendly Turkmen people on the 30th anniversary of Turkmenistan’s Neutrality Day.

TURKMANISTON

12.12.2025

We sincerely congratulate the friendly Turkmen people on the 30th anniversary of Turkmenistan’s Neutrality Day.

We wish Turkmenistan’s Neutrality Day, embodying peace, stability, and prosperity, to endure for generations.

IICA strengthens partnership with the Martti Ahtisaari Peace Foundation

COOPERATION

11.11.2025

IICA strengthens partnership with the Martti Ahtisaari Peace Foundation

On October 31, the International Institute for Central Asia (IICA) hosted a roundtable discussion titled “Central Asia and the Nordic Countries: New Opportunities for Partnership” with the participation of H.E. Alexander Stubb, President of Finland. Within the framework of the event, a Cooperation Agreement was signed between the International Institute for Central Asia and the Martti Ahtisaari Peace Foundation.

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