External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar, on the sidelines of the 79th session of the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA), met his counterparts from Denmark, UAE, Turkmenistan, Uzbekistan and Singapore.
The major projects under the cooperation of Afghanistan and Turkmenistan will strengthen bilateral relations between the two neighbours, Acting Afghan Prime Minister Mullah Mohammad Hassan Akhund told an inauguration ceremony for the projects on Wednesday.
This first India-Central Asia coincided with the 30th anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic relations between India and Central Asian countries.
Following the Taliban takeover in August last year, thousands of Afghans left the country fearing reprisal from the Islamic group.
Modi was talking to the foreign ministers of Central Asia nations--Kazakhstan, Kyrgyz Republic, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, and Uzbekistan-- when they called on here.
There are reports that India has invited the leaders of the five Central Asian countries as chief guests for the Republic Day parade next year.
Turkmenistan is one of the few countries in the world which have not reported any cases of the new coronavirus.
People wearing face masks or talking about the coronavirus on the street, at bus stops or in lines outside shops are liable to be arrested by plainclothes police.
Swaraj informed the gathering that Iran was holding the Chabahar Day International Conference on February 26 at the Chabahar port to introduce to the invited delegations the capacities of the port.
External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj will co-chair the dialogue along with Abdulaziz Kamilov, the host and the Foreign Minister of Uzbekistan.
