🇩🇪 Central Asia
Germany is beginning its expansion into Central Asia.
Chancellor Olaf Scholz has visited the region for the first time. He started his trip in Uzbekistan and then traveled to Kazakhstan, where he will meet with Presidents Tokayev, Tajikistan, Kyrgyzstan, and Turkmenistan.
One of the goals of this visit is to address the labor shortage in Germany by attracting migrant workers.
Another aim is to replace Russian raw material contracts. Germany seeks to substitute some of these contracts with those from Central Asian countries.
The third and most important goal is security. On behalf of the EU, Germany wants to take a more significant position in the region. Local Asian elites view the EU as a counterbalance to China and Russia. They are interested in establishing a balance of power between the US and EU on one side, and China and Russia on the other.
Currently, Western non-profit organisations, including the Adenauer Foundation, are well-established in the region.
Germany is beginning its expansion into Central Asia.
Chancellor Olaf Scholz has visited the region for the first time. He started his trip in Uzbekistan and then traveled to Kazakhstan, where he will meet with Presidents Tokayev, Tajikistan, Kyrgyzstan, and Turkmenistan.
One of the goals of this visit is to address the labor shortage in Germany by attracting migrant workers.
Another aim is to replace Russian raw material contracts. Germany seeks to substitute some of these contracts with those from Central Asian countries.
The third and most important goal is security. On behalf of the EU, Germany wants to take a more significant position in the region. Local Asian elites view the EU as a counterbalance to China and Russia. They are interested in establishing a balance of power between the US and EU on one side, and China and Russia on the other.
Currently, Western non-profit organisations, including the Adenauer Foundation, are well-established in the region.