US, Central Asian countries to launch V+1 platform in Almaty

A B5+1 format forum with the participation of government and business community officials of the Central Asian countries and the US is to take place on March 13-15, 2024, in Almaty, Aibek Smadiyarov, official spokesperson of the Kazakh Foreign Ministry, said.

The forum aims for active interaction between the governments and business communities, discussion of economic issues in the Central Asian region and concrete steps to address them.

The event itself will officially start the V+1 platform presented at the Summit of the Heads of State in New York in September 2023.