U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry (C) speaks at the second U.S.-Central Asia (C5+1) foreign ministerial meeting, which is also attended by foreign ministers from Kyrgyzstan, Turkmenistan, Uzbekistan, Kazakhstan and Tajikistan, in Washington D.C., the United States, Aug. 3, 2016. The U.S. and five Central Asian countries on Wednesday agreed to launch five regional projects aimed at expanding cooperation on counterterrorism, economic development and climate change. (Xinhua/Bao Dandan)