Official

Central Asia and US Pledge to Safeguard Cultural Heritage

on 8 November 2025

ASTANA — The governments of Kazakhstan, the Kyrgyz Republic, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, Uzbekistan, and the United States, known collectively as the C5+1 countries, have agreed to deepen cooperation to preserve cultural heritage, combat illicit trade in cultural property, and expand cultural collaboration. The understanding was formalized in a statement of...