A meeting of the foreign ministers at the format “Central Asia – European Union was held in Astana, Kazakhstan, on 21 December. The 2015 EU-Central Asia Ministerial Meeting was attended by the Uzbek Foreign Minister Abdulaziz Kamilov, Kazakh Foreign Minister Erlan Idrisov, Kyrgyz Foreign Minister Erlan Abdyldaev and the High Representative of the Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy and Vice-President of the European Commission Federica Mogherini. Tajikistan and Turkmenistan were represented by the Deputy Foreign Ministers.