Secretary Antony J. Blinken at a C5+1 Meeting

SECRETARY BLINKEN: Well, good morning, everyone. And I'm so pleased to - excuse me - welcome all of our friends and partners from Central Asia for this C5+1 meeting today. As I've been saying, it's Friday. We've all made it to the end of the High-Level Week.

But I'm so pleased that we were all able to find the time to come together. The United States is a steadfast supporter of the independence, the sovereignty, the territorial integrity of Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Turkmenistan, Tajikistan, Uzbekistan.

And we are also steadfast in our partnership. We've done very good work through the C5+1, and, of course, a highlight was a meeting among our leaders with President Biden.

But we've been delivering on the C5+1's vision of regional solutions to global challenges. The engagement among all of us enhances sustainable economic growth. It strengthens energy and climate resilience and security.

Next year, 2025, will mark ten years since we launched the C5+1, and the United States, for its part, looks very much forward to celebrating this enduring partnership, but not just celebrating it, continuing to grow it, to strengthen it.

And today's a very good opportunity to take stock of what we've been able to achieve but also to keep us focused on the future and all that we can do together. Thank you.

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