WASHINGTON -- Conditions are aligning for the U.S. to strengthen engagement with the mostly Turkic states of Central Asia, which collectively cover an area approximately 40% that of the continental U.S., lawmakers and analysts have noted in recent weeks.
International relations
U.S. has golden opportunity to engage Central Asia's Turkic states: analysts
In race to replace Russia, China and Iran also eye greater role in region
From left, Azerbaijan President Ilham Aliyev, Kyrgyzstan President Sadyr Japarov, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan and People’s Council of Turkmenistan Chairman Gurbanguly Berdymukhamedov attend the annual summit of the Organization of Turkic States in Astana, Kazakhstan, on Nov. 3. (Organization of Turkic States)
Read Next
Latest on International relations
