Meta Description and Tags Meta Description Azerbaijan and Kazakhstan are cementing their alliance by boosting the Middle Corridor (TITR), the strategic transit route bypassing Russia and Iran. Presidents Aliyev and Tokayev committed to modernizing infrastructure, simplifying customs, and increasing cargo to enhance regional unity, trade, and geopolitical standing.

n a groundbreaking move, Kazakhstan's $81B Samruk-Kazyna National Wealth Fund appointed an AI system, SKAI, to its board of directors. Unveiled at Digital Bridge 2025, SKAI analyzes two decades of data to boost governance as Kazakhstan launches an AI University and pushes for full digital transformation by 2028.

Russian President Putin briefed the leaders of Kazakhstan and Uzbekistan on his recent Alaska talks with US President Trump, focusing on Ukraine, trade, and energy. While Central Asian leaders expressed optimism for enhanced global cooperation, European and Ukrainian partners remain anxious over a potential land-for-peace deal without security assurances.