US State Secretary Mike Pompeo, foreign ministers of five Central Asian countries in Tashkent

U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo (3rd L) and foreign ministers of five Central Asian countries pose for a group photo in Tashkent, Uzbekistan, Feb. 3, 2020. Foreign ministers of five Central Asian countries -- Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, Uzbekistan -- and United States Secretary of State Mike Pompeo held a dialogue here on Monday aimed at strengthening the regions ties with the U.S. The high-level talks within the framework of C5+1, comprised of five Central Asian countries plus the United States, have become a regular affair covering economics, energy, transport, the environment and security, the Uzbek foreign ministry said in a statement. Neighboring Afghanistan was another topic of discussion, the statement added. (Xinhua/UNI Photo)