President Donald Trump is expected to sign new economic agreements with five Central Asian nations on Thursday to mark the 10-year anniversary of the C5+1 forum.

The group was launched in 2015 under the auspices of former Secretary of State John Kerry. Former President Joe Biden was the first leader to hold a presidential-level forum with the C5 nations.

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However, Thursday’s meetings will mark C5+1’s first meeting at the White House . Uzbekistani President Shavkat Mirziyoyev visited Trump at the White House in 2018, and he’ll be joined Thursday by Kazakhst

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