Japan, 5 Central Asian nations adopt joint declaration at 1st summit

The summit was also attended by the presidents of Kazakhstan, Uzbekistan, Turkmenistan, Kyrgyzstan and Tajikistan. It was the first under the Central Asia plus Japan Dialogue, or CAJAD, framework, established in 2004.

At the summit, Japan offered to assist the development of a trade route connecting Central Asia and Europe via the Caspian Sea and support the Central Asian countries in the field of artificial intelligence.