CAREC countries vow closer energy cooperation

Participants representing nine countries from the Central Asia Regional Economic Cooperation (CAREC) Program attend the CAREC Energy Ministers' Dialogue in Tashkent, Uzbekistan, on Sept. 20, 2019. Nine CAREC countries signed a declaration here on Friday to accelerate cross-border cooperation on energy issues and move the region a step closer to the creation of a regional energy market, according to the Asian Development Bank (ADB). (Photo by Zafar Khalilov/Xinhua)