BISHKEK/SAMARKAND, Uzbekistan -- The first EU-Central Asia Summit is taking place in Samarkand on Friday, with leaders expected to discuss trade, security and energy cooperation as Europe aims to exert more influence over a region in the thrall of Russia and China.
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EU hopes to sway Central Asia in first interregional summit
Russia, China loom over Samarkand talks on security, trade, energy
The first EU-Central Asia Summit is taking place in Samarkand. (Nikkei montage)
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