(MENAFN- Kuwait News Agency (KUNA)) WASHINGTON, Feb 24 (KUNA) -- US Secretary of State Antony Blinken will travel to Kazakhstan, Uzbekistan and India from February 28 to March 3, the Department of State announced late Thursday.
State Department Spokesperson Ned Price said in a statement that in Astana, Kazakhstan, Blinken will participate in a C5+1 Ministerial with representatives of each of the five Central Asian states 'to reaffirm the United Statesآ' commitment to the independence, sovereignty and territorial integrity of Central Asian countries.'
The statement added that Blinken will meet separately on the margins of the C5+1 ministerial with senior government officials from the Kyrgyz Republic, Tajikistan and Turkmenistan 'to discuss opportunities for bilateral and multilateral cooperation and advance our shared goal of a prosperous, secure and democratic region.'
Blinken will then travel to Tashkent, Uzbekistan, where he will meet with Uzbekistani officials 'to further advance our partnership on a range of bilateral and regional issues.'
The top US diplomat will travel to New Delhi, India to participate in the G20 Foreign Ministersآ' Meeting, which will focus on 'strengthening multilateralism and deepening cooperation on food and energy security, sustainable development, counter-narcotics, global health, humanitarian assistance and disaster relief and gender equality and womenآ's empowerment.' (end)
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