The leaders of the 5 Central Asian countries will go to Japan to the summit held on 19-20 December and hosted by Japan's Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi, in expression C5+1. It will be the 5th C5+1 summit of this type, with the participation of Central Asian leaders this year, following akin meetings with another global powers – China, the European Union, Russia and the United States.
Each gathering in the C5+1 expression has so far followed a akin scenario, including bilateral discussions, a plenary session and a business forum aimed at supporting the improvement of commercial relations. According to a programme published by the nipponese government, the nipponese summit will not disagree in this respect.
"The countries of Central Asia and Japan, as an crucial partner, are expected to confirm their unchanging relation and to further strengthen their mutually beneficial cooperation" – reads the nipponese side statement.
At the earlier C5+1 summits, the European Union and the United States expressed peculiar interest in utilizing rich critical minerals and uncommon earth elements from Central Asia, aiming to reduce dependence on supplies from China that control a large part of the global marketplace for the extraction and refining of these natural materials.
The uncommon earth elements will most likely besides be 1 of the main topics taking placeThe summit. Japan is 1 of the fewer countries that have already managed to make an independent supply chain – without China – for critical minerals and uncommon earth elements utilized in the production of advanced technologies and electrical cars.
Source: Eurasianet
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