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Knowledge Partnership Korea and Central Asia Must Build Before Astana 2028

By Sobir Kurbanov, Eldaniz Gusseinov on 17 September 2026

The first Korea-Central Asia summit gave the relationship a permanent structure and tied Central Asian minerals to Korean technology. Kazakhstan will host the next summit in 2028, and the years in between will show whether the partnership builds industrial capability in the region. The presidents of Kazakhstan, the Kyrgyz...