CAREC countries vow closer energy cooperation

Participants representing nine countries from the Central Asia Regional Economic Cooperation (CAREC) Program sign a declaration during the CAREC Energy Ministers' Dialogue in Tashkent, Uzbekistan, on Sept. 20, 2019. Nine CAREC countries signed a declaration here on Friday to accelerate cross-border cooperation on energy issues and move the region a step closer to the creation of a regional energy market, according to the Asian Development Bank (ADB). (Photo by Zafar Khalilov/Xinhua)