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External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar will be hosting the third meeting of the India Central Asia Dialogue in New Delhi from 18th to 20th December.
External affairs minister (EAM) S Jaishankar will host the dialogue that will be attended by foreign ministers of five countries – Turkmenistan, Kazakhstan, Tajikistan, Kyrgyzstan, and Uzbekistan – according to the foreign ministry.
The second meeting was organized by India in October 2021 via video conferencing. The dialogue discusses further strengthening of relations with a particular focus on trade, connectivity, and development cooperation.