Sergey Shoigu: Russia's absolute priority is good-neighborly relations with Central Asia

Key Takeaways

• •Sergey Shoigu, Secretary of the Russian Security Council, affirmed Wednesday that maintaining stable, good-neighborly relations with Central Asian partners is an absolute priority for Russia.
• •Speaking at a security council secretaries' meeting, Mr. Shoigu emphasized Russia's profound interest in the peace, stability, prosperity, and sustainable development of all nations across the region.
• •He stated Russia is "more interested than anyone else" in these outcomes for Central Asian countries.
• •The remarks came during the third meeting of the Central Asia - Russia security council secretaries, held on the sidelines of the inaugural International Security Forum.

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