At a time when the political and security issues in the region became more and more important, a consultation meeting was held under the chairmanship of the leaders of the Central Asian states, President of Kazakhstan Kassym-Jomart Tokayev, President of Kyrgyzstan Sadyr Japarov, President of Tajikistan Imamali Rahman, President of Uzbekistan Shavkat Mirziyoyev and President of Turkmenistan Gurbanguli Berdimuhamedov. Along with the presidents of the Central Asian countries, the special representative of the United Nations (UN) Secretary General in Central Asia, Natalya German, also attended the meeting.

