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Last weekend, leaders of Central Asian countries held a meeting in Kazakhstan to welcome Azerbaijan into its Community that now appears to be expanding to something like the European Union. In this video, we’re taking a look at the Community and whether it can work.
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Central Asian Leaders + Azerbaijan Summit (C5+1)
https://www.euronews.com/2025/11/16/central-asian-leaders-deepen-regional-integration-as-azerbaijan-joins-consultative-format
https://www.euronews.com/2025/11/14/central-asia-leaders-to-meet-in-tashkent-for-regional-consultative-summit
https://oc-media.org/azerbaijan-becomes-full-fledged-member-of-central-asian-consultative-meetings-format/
https://timesca.com/azerbaijan-joins-central-asia-to-build-a-c6-corridor-core/
https://timesca.com/central-asian-leaders-welcome-azerbaijans-accession-at-tashkent-summit/
Uzbek President Proposes Regional Bloc
https://www.reuters.com/world/asia-pacific/uzbek-president-proposes-setting-up-bloc-central-asian-states-2025-11-16/
Central Asian Leaders Meet with Trump
https://www.euronews.com/2025/11/07/trump-hosts-central-asian-leaders-ias-us-seeks-to-deepen-critical-mineral-ties
Middle Corridor
https://www.geopoliticalmonitor.com/the-middle-corridor-a-route-born-of-the-new-eurasian-geopolitics/
Central Asia-Afghanistan Relations
https://www.newsecuritybeat.org/2023/08/charting-complex-currents-qush-tepa-canal-central-asias-water/
00:00 – Introduction
01:06 – Context
03:41 – Central Asian EU Explained
08:11 – Sponsored Content
