On Tuesday, 6 August 2024, Astana hosted the first meeting of the energy ministers of the Central Asian states. The event was chaired by the Minister of Energy of Kazakhstan Almasadam Satkaliev. The meeting was attended by: • Kyrgyzstan – Minister of Energy Taalaibek Ibraev • Tajikistan – Minister of Energy and Water Resources of Tajikistan Juma Daler Shofakir • Uzbekistan – Minister of Energy Zhurabek Mirzamakhmudov • Turkmenistan – Ambassador of Turkmenistan to Kazakhstan Batyr Rejepov • Azerbaijan – Deputy Energy Minister of Azerbaijan Orkhan Zeynalov