The leaders of the five Central Asian countries met in Dushanbe, Tajikistan, on September 14-15, 2023. The summit was attended by Tajikistan President Emomali Rahmon, Kazakhstan President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev, Kyrgyzstan President Sadyr Japarov, Uzbekistan President Shavkat Mirziyoyev, and Turkmenistan President Serdar Berdimuhamedov.