ASTANA (Sputnik) — Earlier in the day, Mogherini arrived to Astana, the capital of Kazakhstan, to chair the 11th EU-Central Asia Ministerial Meeting, that bought together diplomats from Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan and Uzbekistan.
"We discussed and decided how to strengthen our cooperation in the field of security and stability… especially to counter radicalization of our youth both in Europe, around the Mediterranean, in the Middle East and in Central Asia," Mogherini told reporters after the meeting. "It is a global challenge, but together we have more instruments to face this and to prevent this threat."
Such issues, as coordinated fight against terrorism, illegal migration and drug trafficking were discussed with particular attention, according to the ministerial statement.
