Network meetings in Central Asia

Network meetings in Central Asia

Between the end of October and the beginning of November 2023, numerous meetings and discussions took place in Kazakhstan, Uzbekistan and Kyrgyzstan between representatives of the Foundation and individuals from civil society, academia and politics. The purpose of the...
Press release: Central Asia – Expanding civil society cooperation

Press release: Central Asia – Expanding civil society cooperation

Expanding civil society cooperation On 29 September 2023, Federal Chancellor Olaf Scholz will host the heads of state of all five Central Asian countries — Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan and Uzbekistan — at the Federal Chancellery. This will be the...
Second Round Table: Civil Society in Central Asia

Second Round Table: Civil Society in Central Asia

In the context of the planned visits of the heads of state of the Central Asian countries to Germany at the end of September, the Second Round Table, titled ‘Questions and Challenges in Shaping Civil Society Relations with Central Asia’, was held at the...
Election observation in Uzbekistan

Election observation in Uzbekistan

  Early presidential elections were held on 9 July 2023. At the invitation of the Uzbek government, Managing Director Anna Kaiser represented the West-Eastern Encounters Foundation as an election observer. In Nukus, the capital of the Autonomous Republic of...
Foundation summer party

Foundation summer party

This year’s Foundation summer party on 6 June 2023 was all about Uzbek art, culture and cuisine. After a guided tour of the newly opened exhibition ‘Archaeological Treasures from Uzbekistan’ in the James Simon Gallery, a selection of different Uzbek dishes and...