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 Federal Foreign Office on 20 September 2023. At the invitation of the West-Eastern Encounters Foundation, experts and representatives from diplomacy and politics, as well as active German initiatives, spoke about the current situation and future prospects of civil society cooperation between Germany and Central Asia. A larger meeting format is already being planned for next year, which will also be attended by active and interested parties from Central Asia. The aim will be to strengthen existing initiatives and initiate new projects. The event was organised by the West-Eastern Encounters Foundation in cooperation with the Federal Association of German West-East Societies (BDWO) and the Federal Foreign Office.
